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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

Minnesota 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$42.66$37.15 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$57.54 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $40 to $347Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $30 to $89
$20$50$100$200$500facility $151professional $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
$39.81
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$100.00
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 24th of 51

$51.29

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.