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Rapid Test For An Infection

Illinois 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 Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$6.92 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$26.30 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $22 to $123Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $3 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $18

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
$17.78
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 16th 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.