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Influenza B Antigen Test, Fluorescent Stain

Virginia 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 8 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$9.12$8.51 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$12.30 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $65Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $14professional $9

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
$11.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.70
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $11.22 · 40th 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.