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Enterovirus Genetic Detection Test

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 87498

This laboratory test detects genetic material from enterovirus, a group of viruses that can cause illnesses ranging from mild colds to more serious infections of the brain or spinal cord lining. It uses a technique that amplifies tiny amounts of viral genetic material so even a small infection can be detected. A sample such as spinal fluid, blood, or a swab is tested.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Enterovirus Genetic Detection Test cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$20.89 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$79.43 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $21 to $219Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $20 to $288
$20$50$100$200facility $100professional $23

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$141.25

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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· 42nd of 51

$28.84

AK $79.43MD $26.30

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.