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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 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 $102 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 $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$64.57 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $42 to $295Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $42 to $55
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $102professional $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
$52.48
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $41.69 · 47th 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.