Rapid Test for a Specific Infection-Causing Germ

Delaware rates for HCPCS 87449

This laboratory test uses an immunoassay method to detect a specific antigen, a marker protein, from an infection-causing organism in a patient sample. It offers a faster result than growing the organism in a culture and is used when a doctor needs to quickly confirm or rule out a particular infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rapid Test for a Specific Infection-Causing Germ cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$10.00	$7.94 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$25.70	$10.00 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $58Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $10.00 Median $12.59 Typical High $29.51	Facility	None	$10.00	$12.59	$29.51
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $6.31 Median $10.96 Typical High $16.60	Professional	None	$6.31	$10.96	$16.60
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $7.76 Median $7.76 Typical High $25.70	Facility	None	$7.76	$7.76	$25.70
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $8.51 Median $13.49 Typical High $81.28	Professional	None	$8.51	$13.49	$81.28
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $12.02 Median $51.29 Typical High $79.43	Facility	None	$12.02	$51.29	$79.43
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $5.01 Median $7.24 Typical High $16.60	Professional	None	$5.01	$7.24	$16.60

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Vermont than in New Jersey. 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.

Delaware· 36th of 51

$10.96

VT $48.98NJ $8.91

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.