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Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types

Illinois 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 6 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$95.50$79.43 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$138 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $93 to $389Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $4 to $200
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $214professional $95

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
$93.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 17th of 51

$129

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.