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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For An Infection cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$48.98$24.55 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$60.26 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $22 to $257Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $19 to $87
$10$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $49

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
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$141.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$48.98

AK $48.98AL $10.47

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.