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Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types

Maryland 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $209.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $71 to $676Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $58 to $427
$50$100$200$500facility $339professional $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
$70.79
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$95.50

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.