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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Washington, DC 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$10.72$10.72 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$10.72 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $76Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $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
$10.72
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.62

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $10.72 · 50th 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.