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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Alabama 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$141$95.50 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$148 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $129 to $269Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $85 to $166
$100$200facility $162professional $141

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
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$177.83

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 19th of 51

$155

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.