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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For An Infection cost?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 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 $56.23 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$24.55$20.89 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$21.88 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $22 to $158Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $56professional $25

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
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $24.55 · 10th 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.