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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87804

This is a rapid test that checks a nasal or throat sample directly for proteins from the influenza virus, with the result read visually rather than through a lab instrument. It gives a quick answer, typically within minutes, which helps guide same-visit treatment decisions. It is generally less sensitive than laboratory-based molecular testing, so a negative result does not always rule out infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rapid Flu Antigen Test cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$14.13 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$19.05 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20facility $19professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska 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.

Arkansas· 11th of 51

$19.05

AK $37.15NJ $11.48

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.