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Rapid Infection Test, Organism Not Listed

Louisiana 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 October 2026.

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

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$7.24 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$15.85 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $48Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$10$20$50facility $19professional $14

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.17
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$16.98

AK $36.31AL $10.47

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.