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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Mississippi 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$155$112 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$148 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $129 to $407Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $107 to $288
$100$200facility $257professional $155

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
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$257.04

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$158

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.