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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

Connecticut 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$35.48$25.70 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$50.12 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $43 to $112Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $22 to $76
$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $35

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$107.15
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
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
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 31st of 51

$44.67

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.