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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Idaho 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 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.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$35.48 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$48.98 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $120Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $19 to $68
$20$50$100facility $54professional $46

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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$60.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$64.57

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$51.29

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.