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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

Maine 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 October 2026.

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

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.17 to $14.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $95Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$27.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$27.54

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Maine· 41st of 51

$9.77

KS $34.67NJ $8.51

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.