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Antigen Detection For A Group Of Organisms

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87451

A laboratory test that looks for germ material directly in a sample using an antibody-based method, with a reagent that reacts with a group of related organisms rather than a single one. It gives a faster answer than growing the organism in culture. A positive result usually leads to further testing to identify the specific organism.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antigen Detection For A Group Of Organisms cost?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $5.13 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 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$31.62$17.78 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.13$5.13 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $50Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $42
$10$20$50$100facility $5professional $32

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
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$33.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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· 27th of 51

$10.47

SD $19.95DC $7.94

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.