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Rapid Test For An Infection

Arkansas 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 Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$16.98$9.77 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$24.55 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $34Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $17

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
$12.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $21.88 · 19th 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.