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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

South Carolina 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$4.68$4.68 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$6.31 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $5 to $34Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $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
$4.17
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$4.79

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.