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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 July 2026.

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

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 7 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$9.77$9.77 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$10.72 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $93Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $16professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $10.47 · 44th 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.