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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Arkansas 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 7 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$12.30$9.77 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$16.22 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $95Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $12

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
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.78

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 13th of 51

$18.20

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.