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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For An Infection cost?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$9.12 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$24.55 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $34Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$10$20facility $25professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 10th of 51

$24.55

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.