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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Georgia 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 8 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$9.33 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$13.49 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $42Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $27
$5$20$100$500facility $18professional $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
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
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
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 40th of 51

$13.49

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.