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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Minnesota 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$47.86$41.69 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$41.69 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $41 to $302Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $42 to $79
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $91professional $48

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
$14.45
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $47.86 · 9th 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.