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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Washington, DC 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?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$4.47$4.47 to $4.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$4.47 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $26Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$2$5$10$20facility $10professional $4

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
$4.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.71

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$4.47

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.