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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

New Mexico 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$30.90$21.88 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$52.48 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $46 to $282Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $52
$20$50$100$200facility $166professional $31

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
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 43rd of 51

$33.11

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.