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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Nevada 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$12.59$10.96 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$11.75 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $107Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $13

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
$10.96
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 28th of 51

$15.14

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.