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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

New Mexico 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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $209 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$27.54 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$97.72 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $60 to $331Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $209professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Mexico· 46th of 51

$38.90

AK $89.13OH $27.54

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.