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Antigen Test For A Specific Infection

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 87301

A laboratory test that detects an infectious organism directly in a sample, using antibodies that latch onto part of the organism itself. Because it looks for the organism rather than the body's response to it, a positive result points to infection at the time the sample was taken.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antigen Test For A Specific Infection cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$14.13$11.48 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$14.45 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $45Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $14

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
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $14.45 · 13th of 51
SD $22.91DC $8.91

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.