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Bacterial Or Viral Infection Blood Test

Montana rates for HCPCS 0351U

Helps tell whether an infection is bacterial or viral, which decides whether antibiotics are likely to help. Three proteins made by the patient's own immune system, TRAIL, IP-10 and C-reactive protein, are measured in a blood serum sample and combined into a probability that the cause is bacterial.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bacterial Or Viral Infection Blood Test cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $389 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$110 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$380 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $288 to $513Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $110 to $468
$100$200$500facility $389professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$380

AK $589OH $110

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.