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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

Virginia 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$10.00 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$16.60 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $74Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $27
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $21professional $13

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
$14.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
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
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.24

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$14.45

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.