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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Arizona 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$26.30$23.44 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$50.12 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $32 to $151Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $21 to $49
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $72professional $26

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
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $28.18 · 50th 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.