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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

New Mexico 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$12.30$12.02 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$23.99 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $14 to $162Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $107
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $51professional $12

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
$23.99
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 10th of 51

$19.50

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.