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Enterovirus Genetic Detection Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 87498

This laboratory test detects genetic material from enterovirus, a group of viruses that can cause illnesses ranging from mild colds to more serious infections of the brain or spinal cord lining. It uses a technique that amplifies tiny amounts of viral genetic material so even a small infection can be detected. A sample such as spinal fluid, blood, or a swab is tested.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Enterovirus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$37.15$20.42 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$46.77 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $37 to $129Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $15 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $37

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
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$69.18
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Louisiana· 15th of 51

$42.66

AK $79.43MD $26.30

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.