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RSV Genetic Test

Kentucky 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$34.67 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$58.88 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $56 to $102Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $35 to $162
$50$100$200facility $71professional $56

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$117.49
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
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$58.88

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.