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Respiratory Panel, Viral And Bacterial

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0115U

Identifies the cause of a respiratory infection by testing a patient sample for the genetic material of 20 named organisms in one run: 18 viruses and two bacteria.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Respiratory Panel, Viral And Bacterial cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$245$155 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$47.86 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $41 to $339Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $115 to $245
$50$100$200$500facility $245professional $245

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
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$275.42

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. 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.

Alabama· 33rd of 51

$245

AK $617NM $204

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.