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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Flu Antigen Test cost?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 5 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$14.13$13.18 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$25.70 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $21 to $141Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $14

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
$21.38
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.88

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 5th of 51

$25.70

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.