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HIV-2 Genetic Detection Test

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$35.48 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $28 to $186Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $69
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $41professional $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
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$53.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $32.36 · 38th 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.