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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

Nevada 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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$8.91$5.89 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$12.02 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$100$1Kfacility $14professional $9

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.84

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 25th of 51

$12.02

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.