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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

New Hampshire 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$13.18$9.33 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$27.54 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $20 to $83Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $51
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $42professional $13

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
$20.42
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$41.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$33.88

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $21.38 · 5th 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.