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Influenza B Antigen Test, Fluorescent Stain

North Carolina 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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$9.77$7.76 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$9.77 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $56Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $15professional $10

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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.04
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$9.77

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.