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Rapid Test For An Infection

Louisiana 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$23.99$16.98 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$23.99 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $74Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $24

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
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $26.30 · 9th of 51
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.