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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

South 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$9.77 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$16.22 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $46Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $17

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
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 15th of 51

$16.98

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.