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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

Washington 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 9 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$44.67 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$47.86 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $35 to $162Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $132
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $74professional $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
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
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
$66.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$53.70

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 5th of 51

$56.23

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.