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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

New York 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?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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 9 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$4.17$2.82 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$6.03 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $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
$4.79
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$10.96
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$28.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.49
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$11.75
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$17.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$9.12
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$14.45

Where New York 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.

New York· 34th of 51

$5.25

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.