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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Ohio 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$11.22$7.76 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$14.13 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $47Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31
$10$20$50facility $20professional $11

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
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$66.07
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 39th of 51

$13.80

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.