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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For Adenovirus cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 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 $46.77 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$10.72$10.72 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$21.88 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $13 to $120Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $95
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $47professional $11

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
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.72

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $17.38 · 11th 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.