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Rapid Test For An Infection

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 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 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$14.45 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$21.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $63Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 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
$16.60
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$47.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $21.88 · 21st 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.