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Rapid Combination Test For COVID-19 And Flu

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87428

A rapid test that checks a single sample, usually from a nasal or throat swab, for proteins from the COVID-19 virus and both major types of influenza at the same time. It gives results quickly by detecting these specific viral proteins directly, rather than needing to send the sample out for lab-based genetic testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Combination Test For COVID-19 And Flu cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 6 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$105$74.13 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$105 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $74 to $269Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $74 to $209
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $105

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$275.42

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.5 times more in Wyoming than in Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$105

WY $115VA $74.13

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.