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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87260

A laboratory test that looks directly for adenovirus, a common cause of colds, sore throat, pink eye, and diarrhea, in a swab or other sample. Antibodies tagged with a fluorescent dye bind to the virus if it is present, making the sample glow under a special microscope. It gives a faster answer than growing the virus in culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For Adenovirus cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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 6 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$43.65$22.39 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$10.47 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $69Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $14 to $58
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $10professional $44

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $14.79 · 24th of 51
SD $25.12MD $10.72

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.