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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

South Dakota 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 6 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$6.76$4.68 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$10.96 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$7.24

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.