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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $63.10 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 8 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 $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$41.69 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $42 to $204Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $35 to $72
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $63professional $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
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $41.69 · 45th 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.