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Herpesvirus Load Measurement Test

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Herpesvirus Load Measurement Test cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 5 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$50.12$44.67 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$50.12 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $43 to $151Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $25 to $148
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $58professional $50

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
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$75.86

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $53.70 · 14th of 51
AK $93.33DE $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.