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Rapid Test For An Infection

Indiana 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$9.77$5.89 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$19.50 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $65Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $22professional $10

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
$32.36
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 49th of 51

$13.18

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.