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RSV Genetic Test

Virginia 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$41.69 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$70.79 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $71 to $347Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $40 to $105
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $95professional $52

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
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$100.00
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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$63.10

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.