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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Iowa 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$14.45$11.22 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$14.45 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $42Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $95
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $14

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
$11.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $17.38 · 12th 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.