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Herpesvirus Load Measurement Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87533

This laboratory test measures the amount of a specific type of herpesvirus's genetic material present in a sample, rather than simply detecting whether it's there. It's most often used to monitor an active infection in someone with a weakened immune system, such as after a transplant. Tracking the level over time helps show whether an infection is responding to treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Herpesvirus Load Measurement Test cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$33.11$23.99 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$39.81 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $40 to $40Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $48
$20$50$100$200facility $40professional $33

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$39.81

AK $93.33DE $28.18

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.