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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Virginia 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?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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 8 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$4.47$4.47 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$6.03 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $6professional $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
$5.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.59
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$5.13

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.