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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Florida 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$45.71$45.71 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$37.15 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $9 to $135Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $41 to $58
$2$10$50$200facility $54professional $46

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
$8.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$35.48
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Wyoming than in Oklahoma. 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.

Florida· 26th of 51

$45.71

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.