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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

South Dakota 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 7 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$45.71$41.69 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$41.69 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $14 to $186Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $42 to $100
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $59professional $46

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
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$204.17
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $45.71 · 15th 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.