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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Virginia 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$10.96$10.72 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$14.13 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $21professional $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
$12.02
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$29.51
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$14.13

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.