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Rapid Test For An Infection

New Hampshire 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$15.85$13.18 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$40.74 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $30 to $126Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $51
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $42professional $16

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
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$63.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$48.98

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $30.20 · 4th 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.