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Lower Airway Infection Panel

Wisconsin 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 does Lower Airway Infection Panel cost?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $676.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $275 to $468Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $59 to $851
$100$200$500facility $288professional $676

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 1862.1 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. 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.

Wisconsin· 8th of 31

$468

KY $56,234SC $30.20

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.