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Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87502

This is a molecular (genetic) lab test that analyzes a patient sample to detect and distinguish between multiple types of the influenza virus at once. It uses a technique that copies and amplifies tiny amounts of viral genetic material to make detection more sensitive than older methods. It's commonly used during flu season to help confirm a diagnosis and guide treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 7 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$102$81.28 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$110 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $95 to $257Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $65 to $182
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $132professional $102

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
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Arkansas· 28th of 51

$112

SD $224DC $72.44

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.