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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Arkansas 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 7 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$145$112 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$162 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $162 to $282Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $95 to $214
$100$200$500facility $200professional $145

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
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 23rd of 51

$151

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.