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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Kentucky 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 5 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$11.22$7.59 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$11.48 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $42Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $14professional $11

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
$11.48
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$11.22

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.