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Hepatitis G Virus Level (Viral Load)

Iowa rates for HCPCS 87527

A laboratory test that measures how much hepatitis G virus genetic material is present in a blood sample, reporting an amount rather than a simple yes or no. Measuring the amount allows doctors to see whether an infection is increasing or falling over time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis G Virus Level (Viral Load) cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$40.74$32.36 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$41.69 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $32 to $120Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $28 to $275
$50$100$200facility $74professional $41

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$117.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Iowa· 33rd of 51

$41.69

AK $93.33DC $31.62

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.