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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Washington, DC 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 5 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$12.02$12.02 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$12.02 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $76Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$12.02

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.