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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Oregon 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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$19.05$14.13 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$14.13 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $37Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $79
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $19

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
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.22
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.98

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 17th of 51

$17.38

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.