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Influenza B Antigen Test, Fluorescent Stain

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87275

Looks directly for influenza B virus in a specimen taken from the patient, such as a nose or throat swab, using an antibody tagged with fluorescent dye that a laboratory scientist views under a special microscope. It finds the organism itself in the sample rather than measuring the patient's own antibody response to it. A positive result means the virus was present at that site when the sample was taken.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Influenza B Antigen Test, Fluorescent Stain cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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$11.22$9.77 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$10.96 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $13professional $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
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $12.30 · 27th of 51
HI $21.38DC $9.12

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.