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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 87420

This test checks a nasal or respiratory sample for proteins from respiratory syncytial virus, commonly called RSV, using a rapid immune-based method. It helps quickly identify RSV as the cause of cold-like or breathing symptoms, which is especially useful in infants, young children, and older adults who are more vulnerable to this virus. A positive result confirms current infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does RSV Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 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 5 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$10.47$10.47 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$10.47 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $10

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
$10.47
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.62

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii 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, DC· 51st of 51

$10.47

HI $25.70DC $10.47

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.