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Human Herpesvirus 6 Genetic Detection

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 87531

A laboratory test that checks a sample of blood or tissue for the genetic material of human herpesvirus 6, a common virus most people pick up in early childhood and then carry quietly for life. A probe binds that genetic material directly, with no step that copies it first, and the result says whether it was found in the sample. It is used most often in people whose immune defenses are weakened, where the virus can wake up and cause illness.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Human Herpesvirus 6 Genetic Detection cost?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$23.44 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$57.54 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $52 to $105Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $14 to $105
$20$50$100facility $58professional $46

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
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$63.10

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Kansas. 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$57.54

AK $132KS $25.70

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.