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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 October 2026.

How much does Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.41 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$12.88 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $26Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60
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
$6.03
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.24

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$10.23

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.