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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 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 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$14.45$10.96 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$14.45 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $107Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $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
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$64.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44

Where Maine 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.

Maine $14.45 · 27th 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.