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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Flu Antigen Test cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 7 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$19.05$12.59 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$19.05 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $16 to $83Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $19

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
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Florida. 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· 18th of 51

$19.95

SD $31.62FL $12.59

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.