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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $61.66 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 9 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$26.92 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$42.66 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $42 to $126Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $17 to $78
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $62professional $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
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$165.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $41.69 · 51st 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.