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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Mississippi 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 October 2026.

How much does HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$23.99 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$42.66 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $36 to $63Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71
$20$50$100facility $43professional $37

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$87.10
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Mississippi· 24th of 51

$39.81

AK $79.43MD $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.