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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Vermont 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?

$3.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$3.89$3.89 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$6.03 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $2 to $40Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $17professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.18

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 50th of 51

$3.89

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.