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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $53.70 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$45.71$43.65 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$32.36 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $9 to $240Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $32 to $60
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $54professional $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
$7.94
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$45.71

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.