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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

New Hampshire 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$141$93.33 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$195 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $145 to $646Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $85 to $263
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $141

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
$85.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$416.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$389.05

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 34th of 51

$141

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.