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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Idaho 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 7 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$14.79$13.18 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$19.50 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $63Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $15

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
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$23.99

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 18th of 51

$17.38

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.