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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

Nebraska 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$12.02$9.12 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$27.54 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $10 to $145Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $91
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $49professional $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
$27.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$27.54

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $21.88 · 4th of 51
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.