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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Maine 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 Maine, 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 $70.79 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$35.48 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$45.71 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $35 to $162Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $21 to $50
$20$50$100facility $71professional $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
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 44th 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.