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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Flu Antigen Test cost?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$23.99$14.45 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$16.60 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $83Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $11 to $40
$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $24

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
$14.45
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 7th of 51

$24.55

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.