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Rapid Test For An Infection

Mississippi 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$9.77 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$24.55 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $39Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $39
$10$20$50facility $25professional $19

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
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$37.15

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 14th of 51

$23.44

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.