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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Idaho 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$42.66$41.69 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$47.86 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $42 to $117Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $42 to $129
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $54professional $43

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
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $45.71 · 13th 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.