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Hepatitis C Genetic Type Analysis

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87902

This laboratory test determines the specific genetic type, or genotype, of the hepatitis C virus present in a person's blood. Different genotypes of this virus can respond differently to antiviral medications, so identifying the genotype helps guide the choice and expected length of treatment. It is typically ordered once hepatitis C infection has already been confirmed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Genetic Type Analysis cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 4 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$214$170 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$191 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $158 to $513Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $155 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $257professional $214

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
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$288.40

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Alabama· 39th of 51

$245

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.