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Combined COVID-19 and Flu Test

Vermont rates for HCPCS 87636

This is a single laboratory test that checks one sample for the genetic material of COVID-19 and both major types of seasonal flu at the same time. Testing for all three at once helps quickly narrow down the cause of respiratory symptoms.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Combined COVID-19 and Flu Test cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$141$74.13 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$141 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $141 to $204Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $60 to $170
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $166professional $141

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in South Dakota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $141 · 48th of 51
SD $240DE $141

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.