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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

North Dakota 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.22 to $23.99.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50facility $9professional $20

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
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$19.50

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.