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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87811

A sample from the nose or throat is tested with a rapid immunoassay kit that produces a visible result, similar to a home test but read and reported by a laboratory or clinician, to check for current infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Results are typically available much faster than tests that require sending the sample to an outside lab for genetic analysis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 5 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$41.69$41.69 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$13.18 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $11 to $83Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $30 to $42
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $42professional $42

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 1.5 times more in Wyoming than in Ohio. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $41.69 · 50th of 51
WY $64.57OH $41.69

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.