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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Indiana 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 Indiana, 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 $58.88 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 6 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$24.55 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$37.15 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $35 to $123Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $14 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $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
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 48th 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.