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Rapid Test For An Infection

Arizona 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 5 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$17.38$14.45 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$22.91 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $12 to $93Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $145
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $33professional $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
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $17.38 · 42nd 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.