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Antigen Detection For A Group Of Organisms

Mississippi 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 4 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$12.02$8.32 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$10.47 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$5$10$20facility $13professional $12

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
$10.47
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$19.95

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 15th of 51

$12.02

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.