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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Iowa 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 8 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$15.14$12.30 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$19.50 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $16 to $1,148Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $107
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $43professional $15

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
$12.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$37.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$21.88

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.