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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Iowa 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$31.62$14.13 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$18.20 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $14 to $2,512Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $11 to $79
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $37professional $32

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
$10.96
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$35.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 2nd of 51

$31.62

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.