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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 July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 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 7 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$57.54$45.71 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$45.71 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $34 to $245Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $31 to $98
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $79professional $58

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
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$81.28

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $58.88 · 4th 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.