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Rapid Test For An Infection

Georgia 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 6 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$13.18 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$17.38 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $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
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.12

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $18.20 · 34th 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.