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Rapid Test For An Infection

Massachusetts 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 8 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$21.88$16.60 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$25.12 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $16 to $69Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $41professional $22

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
$10.96
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$51.29
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$123.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$4,897.79
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$37.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$123.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$47.86

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $21.88 · 16th 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.