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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$7.08 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$12.02 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $10

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
$9.77
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$22.91
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$48.98
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$22.39
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.60

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Ohio $11.22 · 37th of 51
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.