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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

Florida 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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Viral Load Test cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$35.48 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$45.71 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $34 to $234Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $27 to $457
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $79professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$95.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Utah than in Washington, DC. 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.

Florida· 38th of 51

$47.86

UT $138DC $33.11

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.