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HIV-2 Antibody Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 86702

This blood test looks for antibodies produced by the immune system in response to infection with HIV-2, a retrovirus related to but distinct from the more common HIV-1. It is used to detect HIV-2 infection, which can be missed by tests designed only for HIV-1. A positive result indicates the person has been infected with this virus.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HIV-2 Antibody Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$12.02$10.72 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$11.75 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $107Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $12

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
$10.72
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.05
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$14.79

NE $27.54DC $10.23

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.