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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Minnesota 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$47.86$42.66 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$40.74 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $35 to $257Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $41 to $93
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $79professional $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
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Wyoming than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $48.98 · 16th of 51
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.