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Influenza Antigen Test (A or B)

West 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 4 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$11.48$10.96 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$11.48 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10$20$50facility $18professional $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
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.60

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 45th of 51

$11.48

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.