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Influenza B Antigen Test, Fluorescent Stain

Louisiana 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 October 2026.

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

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$7.08 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$16.22 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $23professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$14.79

KS $34.67NJ $8.51

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.