go back

RSV Genetic Test

New York 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 10 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$69.18$46.77 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$70.79 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $55 to $209Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $35 to $186
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $123professional $69

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
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$158.49
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$302.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$125.89
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$158.49
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$95.50
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Iowa than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $74.13 · 29th of 51
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.