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Rapid Antigen Test For One Organism

North Dakota 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 to $50.12.

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 $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $45Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $17 to $56
$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $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
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$35.48

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 1st of 51

$37.15

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.