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Rapid Test For An Infection

New Mexico 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$16.22$7.41 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$15.14 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $69Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10$20$50facility $19professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.18

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 33rd of 51

$16.22

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.