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Rapid Test For An Infection

New Jersey 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$13.18$9.12 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$21.38 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $14 to $107Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $48professional $13

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
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$173.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$15.14

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.