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Genetic Test for Herpes Simplex Virus

West Virginia 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$21.38 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$31.62 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $32 to $219Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $95
$20$50$100$200$500facility $87professional $32

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$31.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$234.42
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$95.50
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service + 90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 11th of 51

$48.98

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.