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Antigen Test For A Specific Infection

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 87380

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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$11.75 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$18.62 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $50Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10$20$50facility $22professional $14

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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.

Rhode Island· 33rd of 51

$16.22

KS $42.66AL $10.47

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.