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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 October 2026.

How much does Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 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 $16.22 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$12.88 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$15.14 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $76Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $16

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
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$120.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.02
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.89

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 18th of 51

$16.22

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.