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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

South Carolina 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$13.18$12.88 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$22.91 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $13 to $166Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56
$10$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$22.39

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.