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Rapid Test For An Infection

Rhode Island 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 4 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$12.59 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$25.12 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $19 to $76Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $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
$19.50
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$16.22

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.