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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

Utah 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$7.24 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$13.80 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $107Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $10

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
$15.14
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$53.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.22
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.24

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 18th of 51

$13.80

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.