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Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types

South Carolina 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$126$75.86 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$95.50 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $74 to $389Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $74 to $437
$50$100$200$500facility $234professional $126

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
$74.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 14th of 51

$132

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.