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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

Illinois 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$9.33$8.32 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$12.30 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $55Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $25
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $9

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
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $10.72 · 38th 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.