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HIV Drug Resistance Genetic Test

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does HIV Drug Resistance Genetic Test cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$87.10 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$204 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,175Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $87 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $162

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
4 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$354.81

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$166

AK $575GA $155

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.