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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Georgia 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 Georgia, 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 $45.71 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$30.20$21.88 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$30.90 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $23 to $107Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $65
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $46professional $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
$21.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$50.12

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $32.36 · 39th 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.