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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

Mississippi 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$15.85$10.96 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$14.79 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $16

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
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$24.55

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$15.85

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.