CPT 87516

Infectious Agent Detection by DNA/RNA

Current code29 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Prices for CPT 87516 by hospital
Hospital	Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27	$66.03 – $67.892 plans	$37.20	$93.00
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$74.90 – $183	$107 – $261
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27	$66.962 plans	$37.20	$93.00
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$538	$769
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	$308 – $54798 plans	$570	$570
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon	$42.11 – $30710 plans	$258	$323
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$74.90 – $170	$107 – $243
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	$138 – $1734 plans	$110	$216

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Lab fee schedule (national limit): $35.09