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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Georgia 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$10.00$6.46 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$16.22 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $56Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $24
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $10

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
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$33.88
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.09

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 42nd of 51

$12.30

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.