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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

West 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 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 5 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$209$195 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$240 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $214 to $417Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $178 to $224
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $209

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
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$214

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.