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Rapid Test For An Infection

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87809

A quick test that looks for material shed by a specific infectious organism directly in a sample and is read by eye, usually within minutes, without being sent away for analysis. It is used where a fast answer changes what happens next, such as during a clinic visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For An Infection cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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$64.57$30.90 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$13.18 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $98Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $22 to $87
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $13professional $65

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
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$70.79
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$141.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $21.88 · 17th of 51
NE $35.48CT $12.30

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.