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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

Idaho 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 7 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$13.18$11.75 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$26.30 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $14 to $91Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $46professional $13

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
$36.31
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.95

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 7th of 51

$19.50

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.