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Rapid Test For An Infection

Alabama 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 4 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$18.62$14.45 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$11.75 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $18professional $19

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
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $18.62 · 30th 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.