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HIV-2 Antibody Test

Vermont 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$16.22$14.79 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$22.39 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $13 to $182Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100facility $162professional $16

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
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$16.22

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.