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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 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 $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$41.69 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $42 to $102Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $29 to $62
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $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
$42.66
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$41.69
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$69.18
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
$61.66

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $41.69 · 29th 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.