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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Illinois 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 6 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$14.13$10.96 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$16.98 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $105Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $3 to $62
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $14

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
$12.30
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$14.79

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.