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Rapid Infection Test, Organism Not Listed

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 87899

A rapid laboratory test that looks for material from an infecting organism in a sample and is read by direct observation. It is used when the organism being sought has no standard named test of its own, so the laboratory reports it under a general heading.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Infection Test, Organism Not Listed cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 6 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$10.72$10.72 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$21.88 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $68Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $29professional $11

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
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.38
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.18

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $16.22 · 45th of 51
WV $129DE $13.49

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.