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RSV Genetic Test

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does RSV Genetic Test cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 5 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$52.48$52.48 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$52.48 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $52 to $240Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $52 to $110
$50$100$200$500facility $52professional $52

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$128.82

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Iowa 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$52.48

IA $148DC $52.48

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.