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Rapid Test For An Infection

Nevada 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 6 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$16.98$14.45 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$18.20 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $117Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $34professional $17

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
$16.98
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $17.38 · 44th 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.