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Rapid Test For An Infection

Kentucky 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$9.77 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$18.20 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$11.22

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.