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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Arizona 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$120$95.50 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$219 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $138 to $617Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $93 to $813
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $120

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
$218.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 26th of 51

$148

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.