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Rapid Test For An Infection

Montana 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$9.12 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$32.36 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $27 to $47Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$29.51

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.