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Hepatitis C Genetic Type Analysis

Louisiana 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?

$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 $275 to $1,047Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $155 to $871
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $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
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
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
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
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. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 15th of 51

$331

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.