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HIV Drug-Resistance Gene Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 87906

Reads a stretch of the genetic material of HIV from a blood sample and looks for changes that make the virus resistant to particular HIV medicines. The report tells the treating doctor which drugs are likely to still work. It is used when treatment is being started or when the virus is not being held down by the current combination.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does HIV Drug-Resistance Gene Test cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$75.86$46.77 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$102 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $102 to $589Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $47 to $195
$50$100$200$500facility $204professional $76

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
2 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$177.83

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.8 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· 49th of 51

$77.62

AK $288GA $75.86

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.