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Herpesvirus Load Measurement Test

New Jersey 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$29.51 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$38.02 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $37 to $741Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $25 to $56
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $98professional $30

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
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.41
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$32.36

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.