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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Rhode Island 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 4 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$14.13$12.59 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$19.50 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $16 to $78Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $36professional $14

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
$19.50
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $15.49 · 46th 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.