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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 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$13.18$11.22 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$28.18 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $72professional $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
$15.14
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$57.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.20
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 31st 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.