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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Utah 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$21.38 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$40.74 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $35 to $316Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$31.62
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 26th of 51

$40.74

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.