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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Colorado 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 Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$115$97.72 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$148 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $110 to $661Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $85 to $170
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $115

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
$89.13
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$208.93
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 20th 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.