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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 87517

A blood sample is tested to measure the amount of hepatitis B virus genetic material present, giving a quantitative viral load result rather than simply detecting whether the virus is present. This is used to monitor the course of a hepatitis B infection and how well it is responding to treatment over time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Viral Load Test cost?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$42.66$27.54 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$77.62 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $33 to $195Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $20 to $89
$20$50$100$200facility $123professional $43

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
$32.36
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$87.10
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
2 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.79

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Kansas 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$57.54

KS $145MD $32.36

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.