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Antigen Detection For A Group Of Organisms

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$10.47$9.77 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$10.47 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $10

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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 25th 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.