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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Louisiana 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$13.80$7.08 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$19.50 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $54Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $14

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
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.17
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$17.78

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.