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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 6 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$35.48$29.51 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$64.57 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $43 to $331Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $3 to $87
$5$20$100$500facility $98professional $35

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
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$501.19
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$100.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 34th 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.