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HIV-1 or HIV-2 Antibody Screening by ELISA

California rates for HCPCS G0433

Infectious agent antibody detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique, HIV-1 and/or HIV-2, screening

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does HIV-1 or HIV-2 Antibody Screening by ELISA cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$8.51 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$19.95 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $15 to $141Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200facility $34professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$30.20
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$48.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$46.77
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$48.98
3 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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Kansas 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.

California· 26th of 51

$16.22

KS $37.15GA $9.33

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.