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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 October 2026.

How much does Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$7.94 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$12.88 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $11

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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$12.88

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.