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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 October 2026.

How much does Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 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$18.62$9.55 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$23.99 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $22 to $37Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $19

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.22

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$23.44

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.