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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

Washington 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 9 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$17.38$13.18 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$14.79 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $69Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $79
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $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
$13.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$19.05
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.90
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.14
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
$15.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$17.78

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 7th of 51

$19.50

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.