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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

Washington 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$10.23 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$17.78 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $16 to $45Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50facility $24professional $14

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
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$44.67
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.60
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
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
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.09

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 25th of 51

$15.14

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.