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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Colorado 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 7 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$26.92$24.55 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$44.67 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $27 to $166Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $52
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $78professional $27

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
$26.92
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$64.57
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $44.67 · 11th 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.