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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Indiana 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 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 $16.60 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$13.18 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$16.22 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $17professional $16

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
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
3 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$7.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 29th of 51

$15.85

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.