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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 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$41.69$41.69 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$38.90 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $35 to $132Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $31 to $129
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $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
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $41.69 · 49th 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.