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Respiratory Panel, Viral And Bacterial

Tennessee 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 5 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$204$166 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$219 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $195 to $977Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $145 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $275professional $204

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
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 46th of 51

$219

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.