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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Washington, DC 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$107$105 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$107 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $107 to $468Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $100 to $263
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $170professional $107

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$275.42

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$107

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.