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RSV Rapid Antigen Test

Virginia 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 8 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$10.47$10.23 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$13.80 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $74Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $21professional $10

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
$11.75
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$29.51
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.80

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$12.59

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.