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Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types

Vermont 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$97.72$72.44 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$214 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $162 to $955Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $54 to $115
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $245professional $98

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 40th of 51

$97.72

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.