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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Iowa 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$51.29$41.69 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$41.69 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $42 to $234Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $42 to $129
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $79professional $51

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
$81.28
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $52.48 · 4th 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.