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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Mississippi 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$22.39 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$40.74 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $41 to $46Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $19 to $47
$20$50$100facility $41professional $39

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
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
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
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$100.00

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 31st of 51

$38.90

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.