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Basic Respiratory Virus PCR Panel

Wyoming 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 4 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$145$100 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$288 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,288Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $93 to $457
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $145

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
$223.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 31st of 51

$145

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.