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Rapid Test For Adenovirus

Washington 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 9 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$13.49$12.88 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$15.14 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $60Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $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
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$95.50
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$25.70

Where Washington 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.

Washington $15.14 · 23rd 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.