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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Montana 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$12.30 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$19.95 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $17 to $100Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $55
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $24professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64,565.42
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$18.62

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.