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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

New Mexico 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$16.98$11.22 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$21.38 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $13 to $141Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $79
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $47professional $17

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
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.72

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 22nd of 51

$16.98

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.