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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $107 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.12$18.20 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$70.79 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $28 to $162Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $71
$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$45.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$45.71

AK $79.43AL $17.78

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.