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Genetic Test Detecting Multiple Flu Virus Types

West Virginia 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$81.28$74.13 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$95.50 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $87 to $501Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $65 to $214
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $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
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$120.23

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$100

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.