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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Nebraska 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$61.66$10.96 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$28.18 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $10 to $158Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $9 to $91
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $49professional $62

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
$17.78
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$28.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 1st of 51

$61.66

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.