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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

North Dakota 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$52.48$42.66 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$45.71 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $44 to $174Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $19 to $71
$20$50$100facility $48professional $52

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 3rd of 51

$52.48

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.