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Rapid Test For An Infection

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 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$19.95$16.22 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$20.89 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $38Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $22
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $21professional $20

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
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $20.89 · 24th 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.