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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For An Infection cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$13.18 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$21.88 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $58Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $22

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
$16.98
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$21.88

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.