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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

Kansas 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 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$12.02$12.02 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$15.14 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $55Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $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
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 21st of 51

$14.79

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.