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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Kentucky 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$12.59$6.46 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$13.18 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $39Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$10$20$50facility $17professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.78

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$12.88

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.