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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Delaware 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.22 to $16.22.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $16Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $43
$10$20facility $16professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 44th of 51

$11.75

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.