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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

North Carolina 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 7 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$12.88$12.30 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$12.88 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $76Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$12.88

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.