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Rapid Test For An Infection

Washington 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$20.42$19.50 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$22.39 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $22 to $91Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $31professional $20

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
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$144.54
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$100.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88

Where Washington 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.

Washington $22.91 · 13th 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.