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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

New Hampshire 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 5 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$45.71$22.91 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$45.71 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $46 to $245Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $18 to $87
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $87professional $46

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
$18.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$102.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $45.71 · 43rd 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.