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Rapid Test For An Infection

Minnesota 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$20.42 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$20.42 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $20 to $89Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $8 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $22professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$51.29

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$24.55

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.