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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87538

This laboratory test detects genetic material from HIV-2, a less common form of the virus that causes AIDS, found mostly in West Africa. It uses a technique that amplifies small amounts of viral genetic material to give a yes-or-no result rather than measuring how much virus is present. It helps confirm an HIV-2 infection when it's suspected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$79.43$35.48 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$35.48 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $35 to $302Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $25 to $117
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $123professional $79

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$112.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$186.21

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $79.43 · 1st of 51
AK $79.43DC $26.30

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.