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Rapid Test For An Infection

Idaho 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$21.88$20.42 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$21.88 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $22 to $65Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $43
$10$20$50facility $34professional $22

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
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$20.89

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Idaho· 12th of 51

$22.91

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.