go back

Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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 4 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$3.89$3.89 to $5.25
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$7.08 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $11professional $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
$6.17
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$17.78

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 33rd 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.