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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Utah 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$135$126 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$162 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $132 to $933Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $85 to $214
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $135

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
$131.83
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$575.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 28th of 51

$148

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.