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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

Idaho 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$48.98$39.81 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$51.29 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $43 to $214Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $32 to $100
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $100professional $49

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
$26.92
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$79.43
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$70.79

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 33rd of 51

$51.29

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.