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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Mississippi 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$15.14$11.22 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$14.13 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $26Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29
$10$20facility $20professional $15

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
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$24.55

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 30th of 51

$15.14

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.