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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Montana 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 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 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$19.05$12.88 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$19.05 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $18 to $49Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $79
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $19professional $19

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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$19.05

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.