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Hepatitis C Virus Genetic Material Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 87520

Looks for the genetic material of the hepatitis C virus in a blood sample. Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infection that can slowly scar the liver, and finding the virus's genetic material shows it is actually present rather than only that the body has met it before. Results help decide whether antiviral treatment is needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Virus Genetic Material Test cost?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.70$25.12 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$25.70 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $25 to $141Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $74
$20$50$100$200facility $66professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$31.62
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
$12.30
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$39.81

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 35th of 51

$25.70

AK $70.79FL $18.62

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.