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Rapid Antigen Test For One Organism

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 87850

A rapid laboratory test that looks directly for a specific germ in a sample taken from the affected site. Material from the organism sticks to a reagent and produces a color change that is read by eye, so an answer is available quickly rather than after days of growing a culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Antigen Test For One Organism cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 5 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$18.62$18.62 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$18.62 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $19 to $76Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $19

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
$18.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$18.62

ND $37.15CT $12.59

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.