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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 October 2026.

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

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $224 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$141 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$200 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,023Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $95 to $282
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $141

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.3 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.

Vermont· 8th of 51

$186

AK $295AL $69.18

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.