Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC HSV & VZV INFECT AGENT DETECT DNA/RNA AMP PROBE HERPES
Low
$0
Average
$297
Median
$44
High
$18.3k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA | $233 | $233 | — | — | 150 | $103 – $453 |
| 2 | Avera McKennan Hospital Sioux Falls, SD | $94 | $73 | $29 | 40% | 9–90 | $32 – $596 |
| 3 | Sioux Center Health Sioux Center, IA | $95 | $95 | — | — | 4–40 | $95 – $205 |
| 4 | Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville, IA | $50 | $50 | — | — | 4–40 | $50 – $910 |
| 5 | Regional Health Services of Howard County Cresco, IA | $285 | $285 | — | — | 4–40 | $180 – $998 |
| 6 | Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD | $110 | $110 | — | — | 2–20 | $53 – $739 |
| 7 | Avera St. Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD | $47 | $47 | — | — | 2–20 | $47 – $954 |
| 8 | Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA | $39 | $100 | $107 | 106% | 2–20 | $24 – $285 |
| 9 | The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA | $37 | $47 | $18 | 39% | — | $31 – $80 |
| 10 | Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation Sioux City, IA | $36 | $36 | $1 | 1% | — | $22 – $69 |
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