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Herpesvirus Load Measurement Test

North Carolina 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 6 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$33.11$30.20 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$39.81 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $33 to $407Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $28 to $62
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $132professional $33

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
$131.83
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $37.15 · 42nd 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.