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Rapid Test For An Infection

Kansas 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 5 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$19.05$16.22 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$21.88 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $14 to $51Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $19

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
$20.89
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 25th of 51

$20.89

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.