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Respiratory Panel, Viral And Bacterial

Nebraska 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 6 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$275$166 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$245 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $166 to $724Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $158 to $724
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $275

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
$194.98
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$758.58

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 51

$339

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.