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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

South 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$19.95$16.22 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$31.62 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $21 to $87Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $43professional $20

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
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.57

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$23.99

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.