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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$12.02 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$13.49 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10$20$50facility $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
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
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
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 28th 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.