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Lower Airway Infection Panel

Washington rates for HCPCS 0151U

Finds the cause of a lung or lower-airway infection such as pneumonia. It tests a specimen taken from the lower airway for the genetic material of 33 organisms, reports roughly how much of each is present, and also checks for genes that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $309Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $174 to $479
$200$500facility $191professional $191

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55