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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87400

A laboratory test on a swab from the nose or throat that looks for proteins from the influenza virus to confirm flu. Influenza A and influenza B are looked for separately, so a result is reported for each type checked.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Influenza Antigen Test (A or B) cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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 6 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$31.62$15.14 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$10.96 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $12 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $32

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
$36.31
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$79.43

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 27th of 51

$15.85

NE $61.66DC $10.72

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.