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RSV Genetic Test

Minnesota 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$81.28$66.07 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$69.18 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $66 to $251Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $45 to $170
$50$100$200$500facility $89professional $81

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
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$165.96
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 16th of 51

$83.18

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.