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Amine Test On Vaginal Fluid

Washington 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$5.62$5.13 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$6.03 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$5$10$20facility $9professional $6

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
$3.89
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$20.42
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.60
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.31
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.02
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.92
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.76

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 26th of 51

$6.03

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.