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Rapid Test For An Infection

New York 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 9 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$12.59$6.46 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$21.88 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $71Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $35professional $13

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
$16.22
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$31.62
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$104.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$42.66
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12

Where New York 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 York $18.62 · 32nd 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.