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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 July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $67.61.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $46 to $66Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $41 to $85
$50$100facility $56professional $56

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
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$56.23

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.