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HIV Drug Resistance Genetic Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 87901

This is a molecular test that examines the genetic makeup of the HIV virus in a patient's blood, looking for mutations that make certain antiretroviral medications less effective. Results help guide which combination of medications is most likely to control the virus for a particular patient.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HIV Drug Resistance Genetic Test cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$309$275 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$309 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $257 to $933Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $155 to $912
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $355professional $309

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
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$489.78

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $331 · 14th of 51
AK $575VT $145

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.