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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

South Dakota 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$20.89$12.59 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$19.50 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $31Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39
$10$20$50facility $31professional $21

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
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.50
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$23.99

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.