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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Alabama 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 4 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$10.72 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$12.30 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $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
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 35th of 51

$14.13

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.