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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For An Infection cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 5 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$26.92$21.88 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$26.92 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $66Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $9 to $145
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $27

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana $26.92 · 7th 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.