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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Flu Antigen Test cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 8 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$15.85$13.49 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$16.60 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $120Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $32professional $16

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
$17.38
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$34.67
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 51

$17.38

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.