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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Hawaii 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $64.57.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $29 to $251Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $45 to $68
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $35professional $56

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
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$56.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 7th of 51

$54.95

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.