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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

New Mexico 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.08 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$10.72 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $39Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26
$10$20facility $15professional $10

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.41

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 33rd of 51

$10.72

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.