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Genetic Test for Herpes Simplex Virus

North Carolina 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$35.48$28.18 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$28.18 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $28 to $158Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $91
$20$50$100facility $48professional $35

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
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$35.48

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.