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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Colorado 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 7 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$11.22$10.96 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$19.05 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $11 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $37professional $11

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
$9.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.45

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $14.45 · 25th 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.