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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Massachusetts 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$16.22$13.18 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$21.88 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $40
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $32professional $16

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
$10.96
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$51.29
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$75.86
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$36.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$75.86
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 25th of 51

$16.22

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.