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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Flu Antigen Test cost?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$16.60 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$32.36 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $17 to $102Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $17

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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
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
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.63

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 9th of 51

$20.89

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.