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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

Georgia 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 6 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$12.02$9.33 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$13.49 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $40Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $12

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
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 33rd of 51

$13.49

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.