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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Louisiana 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 6 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$19.50$16.60 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$19.95 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $78Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $19

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
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$20.42

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.