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Molecular Test for Zika Virus

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 87662

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of Zika virus in a sample such as blood or urine. The method makes many copies of any viral genetic material present, so that even a very small amount can be detected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Molecular Test for Zika Virus cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 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 5 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$61.66$52.48 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$61.66 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $52 to $186Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $31 to $174
$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $62

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
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$91.20

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$66.07

AK $115DE $34.67

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.