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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Missouri 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 7 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$16.22$11.22 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$16.22 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $14 to $102Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $16

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
$13.80
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.98

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 10th of 51

$18.62

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.