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HIV Drug Resistance Test By Culture

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 87903

A laboratory test that grows virus from a blood sample in the presence of antiviral medicines to see which ones still hold it back. It measures directly how resistant the virus is to each medicine tested, and covers the first group of medicines examined.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HIV Drug Resistance Test By Culture cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$363$363 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$363 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,388Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $363 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $363

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
$363.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$363

AK $1,096DC $363

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.