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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 8 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$151$138 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$141 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $589Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $93 to $794
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $219professional $151

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
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$169.82

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 17th 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.