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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Virginia rates for HCPCS 81514

This laboratory analysis examines a vaginal fluid sample for specific bacteria-related markers and combines the results into a single score. That score helps determine whether an active vaginal bacterial infection is present at the time of testing. It gives clinicians information to help confirm a diagnosis and guide treatment decisions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $324 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$110 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$263 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,288Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $324professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$363.08
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$200

AK $589DE $158

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.