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Influenza B Antigen Test, Fluorescent Stain

Maryland 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.12 to $14.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $47
$10$20$50facility $8professional $10

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$10.00

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.