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Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Vermont 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $56.23.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $42 to $65Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $37 to $81
$20$50$100facility $55professional $46

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$45.71

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.