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Influenza B Antigen Test, Fluorescent Stain

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$12.30$10.00 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$12.30 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $107Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $20professional $12

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
$12.30
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$54.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44

Where Maine 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.

Maine $12.30 · 30th 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.