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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Montana 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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$6.61$5.37 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$6.61 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $40
$5$10$20facility $8professional $7

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$6.92

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.