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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

New Jersey 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 5 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$11.22$9.77 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$21.38 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $151Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $32professional $11

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
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.79
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.22

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 18th of 51

$16.60

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.