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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Maine 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 6 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$35.48$28.18 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$35.48 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $35 to $245Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $42
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07

Where Maine 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.

Maine $35.48 · 32nd 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.