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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Florida 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 8 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$30.20$24.55 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$37.15 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $31 to $170Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $112
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $69professional $30

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
$30.90
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$34.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48

Where Florida 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.

Florida $32.36 · 42nd 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.