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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Washington, DC 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$15.85$15.85 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$19.95 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $16 to $81Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $44
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $16

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
$15.85
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$15.85

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.