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Antigen Detection For A Group Of Organisms

Wyoming 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$13.49$13.18 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$11.75 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34
$5$10$20facility $17professional $13

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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 9th of 51

$13.49

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.