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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

New Mexico 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$18.20$12.30 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$24.55 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $15 to $166Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $79professional $18

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
$19.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $19.95 · 20th of 51
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.