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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87631

A molecular, genetic-based, laboratory test that checks a single respiratory sample for a small group of the most common viruses and other germs that cause cold, flu, or similar respiratory symptoms. It is a more limited version of a respiratory panel test, screening for fewer organisms than the broader multiplex versions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 6 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$209$141 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$141 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,000Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $72 to $479
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $209

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
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$457.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Nebraska 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$209

NE $302DC $107

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.