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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$28.84$26.30 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$35.48 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $32 to $105Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $33
$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $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
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$32.36

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.