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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

North Dakota 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.23 to $24.55.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $7 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $21

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$20.42

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.