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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Nebraska 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$9.77$9.55 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$18.20 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $10 to $145Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $95
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $38professional $10

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
$21.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$28.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $21.88 · 4th 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.