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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

New Mexico 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$10.72$7.08 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$20.89 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $13 to $115Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $11

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
$10.72
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 13th of 51

$17.38

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.