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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Louisiana 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$19.05 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$34.67 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $35 to $46Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $18 to $48
$20$50$100facility $46professional $35

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
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$42.66

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.