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Herpesvirus Load Measurement Test

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Herpesvirus Load Measurement Test cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$32.36 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$89.13 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $79 to $282Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $24 to $62
$20$50$100$200$500facility $135professional $35

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
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$41.69

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.