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Antigen Test For A Specific Infection

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Antigen Test For A Specific Infection cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $8.32 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$17.78$13.49 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.32$8.32 to $11.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20$50facility $8professional $18

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$17.78

KS $38.02NJ $8.51

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.