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RSV Genetic Test

Louisiana 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 6 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$85.11$74.13 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$85.11 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $74 to $275Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $42 to $447
$50$100$200$500facility $102professional $85

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
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$91.20

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.