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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Arkansas 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$12.59$10.72 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$18.20 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $25Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10$20facility $19professional $13

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
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 14th of 51

$18.20

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.