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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

South Dakota 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$13.49$8.32 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$13.49 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50facility $19professional $13

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
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.45
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 19th of 51

$13.49

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.