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Genetic Test for Herpes Simplex Virus

Indiana 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$16.60 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$34.67 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $107Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $65
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $35professional $26

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
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$52.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
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
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 44th of 51

$28.84

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.