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Herpes Virus Viral Load Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 87530

This laboratory test measures the amount of herpes simplex virus genetic material present in a patient sample, giving a numeric viral load rather than just a positive or negative result. It's used to track how active an infection is or to monitor how well treatment is working, particularly in people with severe or recurrent outbreaks or a weakened immune system. The test uses a gene-based amplification method for high sensitivity.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Herpes Virus Viral Load Test cost?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$33.11 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$42.66 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $41 to $275Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $28 to $282
$50$100$200facility $83professional $42

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$120.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Iowa· 30th of 51

$42.66

AK $95.50DC $32.36

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.