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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Arizona 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 Arizona, 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 $40.74 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 6 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 $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$26.30 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $13 to $79Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $42 to $129
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $41professional $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
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $41.69 · 36th 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.