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Rapid Test For An Infection

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 8 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$16.22$15.14 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$21.88 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $91Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $42
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $23professional $16

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
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$45.71
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $18.62 · 33rd 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.