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Rapid Herpes Virus Test On A Swab

West Virginia 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$6.46 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$11.75 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $36Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32
$5$10$20$50facility $23professional $8

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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$32.36

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$9.77

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.