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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

North Carolina 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 8 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$14.13$11.22 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$12.02 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $81Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $14

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
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$14.13

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.