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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87276

A patient sample, typically from a nasal swab, is treated with a fluorescent-tagged antibody and examined under a specialized microscope to detect influenza A virus. This method looks directly for viral particles in the sample rather than growing the virus in culture, giving a relatively fast result. It specifically identifies the influenza A type, as distinguished from influenza B.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$36.31$15.85 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$11.75 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $78Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $14 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $36

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
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$51.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Alaska· 22nd of 51

$16.22

NE $25.12CT $10.96

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.