go back

Rapid Test For Adenovirus

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For Adenovirus cost?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$7.94 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$11.48 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $66Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50facility $15professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$11.48

KS $38.02NE $9.77

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.