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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Tennessee 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$12.30 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$14.79 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $13 to $91Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $29
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $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
$13.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 48th of 51

$14.79

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.