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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Nebraska 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 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$53.70$41.69 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$41.69 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $25 to $166Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $42 to $110
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $42professional $54

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
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $50.12 · 8th 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.