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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Montana 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$18.20$16.60 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$18.20 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $44Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $95
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $21professional $18

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana $18.62 · 8th 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.