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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Missouri 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$16.22$14.13 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$18.20 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $79Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $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
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.90
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
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
2 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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.80

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 17th of 51

$17.38

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.