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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Alabama rates for HCPCS 82120

Quick laboratory check for amines in a sample of vaginal fluid. A drop of alkaline solution is added and the sample is checked for the strong fishy odor that amines release. A positive result supports a diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, an imbalance in the normal vaginal bacteria.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid cost?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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 4 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$5.13$3.98 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$6.03 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10facility $7professional $5

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
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. 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.

Alabama· 15th of 51

$6.76

AK $13.49CT $3.63

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.