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Rapid Flu Antigen Test

West 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$14.13 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$14.79 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $14 to $219Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service + QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 38th of 51

$14.79

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.