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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

North Carolina 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$60.26$38.90 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$35.48 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $34 to $195Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $27 to $115
$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $60

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
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
3 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
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 12th of 51

$60.26

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.