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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Minnesota 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$19.05$14.13 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$16.60 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $112Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $19

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
$15.49
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.90
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.98

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 10th of 51

$19.05

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.