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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 October 2026.

How much does RSV Genetic Test cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$74.13$38.02 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$60.26 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $60 to $257Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $30 to $110
$10$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $74

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
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$117.49

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$77.62

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.