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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$16.98$15.14 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$16.98 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $50Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10$20$50facility $19professional $17

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
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.78

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th 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.