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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For An Infection cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$8.71 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$14.79 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $56Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $34
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $22professional $14

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
$6.46
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$40.74
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$104.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$42.66
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$32.36
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08

Where New York 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 York· 43rd of 51

$14.79

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.