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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 October 2026.

How much does Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$10.23 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$18.62 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $45Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37
$10$20$50facility $22professional $16

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
$12.59
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th 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.