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Influenza A Rapid Antigen Test

West Virginia 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 4 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$12.88$12.02 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$13.18 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $100Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.60

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$13.18

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.