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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

South Dakota 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 7 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$16.60$10.96 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$18.62 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $28Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$10$20$50facility $28professional $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
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.98
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 11th of 51

$18.62

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.