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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Delaware 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 4 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$23.44 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$40.74 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $37 to $525Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $23 to $105
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $41professional $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
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$66.07
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $28.84 · 47th 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.