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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Michigan 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$31.62$26.30 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$33.11 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $32 to $62Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $42
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $33professional $32

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
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$117.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $33.11 · 36th 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.