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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Nevada 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 7 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$148$97.72 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$141 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $112 to $759Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $76 to $794
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $148

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
$112.20
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 21st of 51

$151

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.