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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Missouri 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$15.49$9.55 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$18.20 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $76Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $15

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
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.38
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
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.72

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 17th of 51

$17.38

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.