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RSV Genetic Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87634

This is a laboratory test that checks a respiratory sample, such as a nasal or throat swab, for the genetic material of respiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of cold-like illness that can be more serious in infants, young children, and older adults. It uses a sensitive amplification method to detect even small amounts of the virus.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does RSV Genetic Test cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$52.48 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$79.43 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $110Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $42 to $110
$50$100facility $79professional $71

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
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Arkansas· 20th of 51

$79.43

AK $158AL $39.81

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.