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Enterovirus Genetic Detection Test

North Carolina 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$28.84$22.39 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$37.15 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $28 to $158Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $21 to $85
$20$50$100facility $76professional $29

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
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$30.20

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.