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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Arizona rates for HCPCS 87426

This test checks a sample, usually from a nasal or throat swab, for viral proteins from the virus that causes COVID-19. It is a fast method for detecting an active infection, though it is generally considered somewhat less sensitive than molecular PCR-based testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 6 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$53.70$45.71 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$44.67 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $30 to $148Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $126
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $54

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
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Wyoming than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $53.70 · 8th of 51
WY $70.79OK $40.74

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.