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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$16.60$14.13 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$14.13 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $14 to $105Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $76
$10$20$50$100$200facility $39professional $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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$104.71
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 19th 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.