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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

Ohio 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$5.89 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$12.02 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.98
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$48.98
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.45
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.98

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$9.55

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.