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Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 9 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$81.28$64.57 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$100 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $85 to $316Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $48 to $204
$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $81

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
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 30th 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.