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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Oregon 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 8 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$48.98$45.71 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$35.48 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $35 to $115Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $93
$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $49

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
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$53.70

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Wyoming than in Oklahoma. 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.

Oregon· 15th of 51

$48.98

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.