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Rapid Test For An Infection

Colorado 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 7 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$16.60$16.22 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$28.84 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $17 to $110Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $58professional $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
$13.80
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $20.89 · 23rd 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.