go back

Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Colorado 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?

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 7 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$4.57$3.80 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$7.94 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $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
$3.80
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$7.08
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 31st of 51

$5.62

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.