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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $282 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$126 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$263 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,202Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $282professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$549.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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· 35th of 51

$224

AK $589VT $186

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.