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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

Georgia rates for HCPCS 87274

A laboratory test that looks directly for herpes simplex virus in material taken from a sore, blister, or swab. Antibodies tagged with a fluorescent dye stick to the virus if it is present, and the sample glows when viewed under a special microscope. It gives an answer faster than growing the virus in culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$9.77$7.94 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$12.02 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.60

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $11.22 · 34th of 51
SD $22.91MD $8.91

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.