go back

RSV Genetic Test

North Carolina 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$56.23 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$56.23 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $56 to $316Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $42 to $110
$50$100$200facility $129professional $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
$56.23
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
3 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
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$56.23

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.