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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 October 2026.

How much does Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$7.76 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$18.20 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $25Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$10$20facility $18professional $14

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
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.91
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 13th of 51

$18.20

AK $36.31KY $10.23

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.