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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$24.55 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$37.15 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $28 to $166Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $20 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $25

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
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$117.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$81.28

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 29th 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.