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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 July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 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$47.86$45.71 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$51.29 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $120Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $35 to $132
$20$50$100facility $54professional $48

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
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$53.70

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$50.12

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.