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Influenza B Antigen Test, Fluorescent Stain

Montana 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$12.30$11.48 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$15.14 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $18professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.02
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana $14.13 · 14th 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.