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Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types

Washington, DC 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 5 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$72.44$70.79 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$115 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $72 to $589Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $69 to $162
$50$100$200$500facility $316professional $72

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
$72.44
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$74.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$177.83

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$72.44

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.