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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Maryland 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$16.98$10.96 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$12.59 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $9 to $126Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $79
$10$20$50$100facility $95professional $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
$12.59
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$79.43
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$34.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 21st of 51

$16.98

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.