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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

North Dakota 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $355.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $100 to $355Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $100 to $389
$100$200$500facility $257professional $240

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
$100.00
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$240

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.