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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Utah 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$12.88$11.22 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$16.60 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $17
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $68professional $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
$15.14
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$58.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Utah 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.

Utah $14.45 · 26th 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.