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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Connecticut 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 5 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$10.72$10.72 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$15.49 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $25professional $11

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
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 50th of 51

$10.96

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.