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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

South Carolina 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$10.96$10.96 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$19.95 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $132Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $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
$10.96
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$11.22

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.