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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

New Hampshire 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$10.47 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$26.30 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $46
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $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
$11.22
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$40.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$33.88

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 4th of 51

$23.99

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.