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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

New Hampshire 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$13.18$9.12 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$26.30 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $22 to $120Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $47
$10$20$50$100$200facility $45professional $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
$19.50
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$33.88

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 3rd of 51

$22.39

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.