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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Iowa 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$5.37$4.57 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$6.03 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $40
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $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
$4.57
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.85
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 21st of 51

$6.03

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.