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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Missouri 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$33.88$26.92 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$35.48 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $30 to $98Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $72
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $51professional $34

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
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $40.74 · 16th 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.