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Antigen Test For A Specific Infection

Tennessee 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.94 to $15.49.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $44Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$10$20$50facility $25professional $10

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
$8.91
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.88
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 37th of 51

$10.23

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.