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Hepatitis C Genetic Type Analysis

Rhode Island 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$195$77.62 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$417 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,660Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $78 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $776professional $195

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
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$269

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.