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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Nebraska 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$251$148 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$224 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,047Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $93 to $912
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $251

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
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$346.74

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 1st of 51

$302

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.