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Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

Virginia 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$21.38 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$42.66 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $43 to $209Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $69
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $68professional $30

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
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26
2 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
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 48th of 51

$34.67

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.