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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Idaho 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 Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 8 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$151$141 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$141 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $141 to $437Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $107 to $275
$100$200$500facility $224professional $151

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
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$208.93

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 22nd 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.