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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

New Hampshire 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.76$7.24 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$22.91 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $20 to $71Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $8

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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$50.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.78
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$13.18

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.