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Respiratory Virus Panel

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87632

A test on a swab from the nose or throat that looks for the genetic material of several respiratory viruses in one run, covering a moderate-sized group of the usual causes of cough, fever and sore throat. Knowing which virus is present helps decide whether specific treatment or isolation is needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Respiratory Virus Panel cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$91.20 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$158 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $158 to $186Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $87 to $251
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. 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.

Alabama· 47th of 51

$158

AK $490OK $135

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.