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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 October 2026.

How much does RSV Genetic Test cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$72.44$52.48 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$77.62 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $55 to $437Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $39 to $100
$50$100$200facility $141professional $72

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
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
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 18th of 51

$81.28

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.