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Rapid Test For An Infection

South Dakota 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$14.45 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$20.89 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $42Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $22

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
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$24.55

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.