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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

New Jersey 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$31.62 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$45.71 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $34 to $1,549Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $21 to $52
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $78professional $36

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
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 11th of 51

$45.71

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.