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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $43.65 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 6 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$15.14 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$16.22 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $16 to $120Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $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
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$35.48

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 23rd 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.