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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Louisiana 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$178$151 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$162 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $141 to $575Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $85 to $871
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $195professional $178

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
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$245.47

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 7th of 51

$191

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.