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RSV Genetic Test

Missouri 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$50.12 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$79.43 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $63 to $331Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $35 to $191
$50$100$200$500facility $123professional $60

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
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
2 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
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$67.61

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.