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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Washington 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 9 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$245$186 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$263 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,175Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $245

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
$245.47
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$977.24
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$316.23

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 30th of 51

$263

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.