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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Colorado 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$12.88$12.30 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$21.88 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $13 to $93Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $46professional $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. 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
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 36th of 51

$16.60

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.