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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 July 2026.

How much does Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$14.45$9.77 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$16.22 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $37Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $29
$10$20$50facility $22professional $14

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
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 26th 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.