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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Idaho 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$14.13 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$24.55 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $63Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $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
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
1 more rate 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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 3rd of 51

$25.12

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.