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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Arizona 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$16.98$11.48 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$20.42 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $17

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
$20.42
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 3rd of 51

$23.99

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.