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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

Kentucky 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$9.55$7.94 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$9.77 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $12professional $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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $9.55 · 47th 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.