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Hepatitis G Virus Level (Viral Load)

Virginia 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 October 2026.

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

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$20.42 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$41.69 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $42 to $209Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $20 to $66
$100$1K$10Kfacility $66professional $29

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
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$75.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$58.88
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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.94

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Texas than in Delaware. 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· 45th of 51

$33.88

TX $102DE $28.18

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.