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Genetic Test for Herpes Simplex Virus

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 87529

A laboratory test that detects genetic material from herpes simplex virus, using a technique that amplifies small amounts of viral genetic material so the test can find even a low level of the virus. A sample is typically collected by swabbing an active sore or blister, or occasionally from another affected site. This approach can identify an active herpes infection more sensitively than older culture-based methods.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Genetic Test for Herpes Simplex Virus cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$29.51$20.89 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$40.74 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $91Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $62
$20$50$100facility $49professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$61.66
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
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Connecticut· 27th of 51

$37.15

AK $79.43MD $26.30

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.