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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Connecticut 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 5 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$10.72$10.72 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$16.60 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50facility $26professional $11

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
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 50th of 51

$12.88

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.