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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

South 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 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$58.88$33.88 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$112 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $68 to $302Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $27 to $107
$20$50$100$200$500facility $151professional $59

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
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
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
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 9th of 51

$61.66

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.