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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Illinois 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$28.84$23.99 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$38.02 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $30 to $195Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $3 to $72
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $59professional $29

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
$29.51
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$323.59
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $31.62 · 43rd 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.