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Rapid Antigen Test For One Organism

Delaware 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.50 to $33.88.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $28 to $28Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $19 to $74
$10$20$50facility $28professional $20

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 34th of 51

$20.42

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.