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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

Louisiana 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$15.49$10.96 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$16.98 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $51Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $19professional $15

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
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$16.98

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.