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RSV Genetic Test

South 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 July 2026.

How much does RSV Genetic Test cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 5 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$72.44$54.95 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$60.26 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $55 to $331Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $55 to $257
$50$100$200$500facility $145professional $72

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
$54.95
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Iowa than in Washington, DC. 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$74.13

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.