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Rapid Infection Test, Organism Not Listed

Rhode Island 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$10.00 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$16.22 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $45Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10$20$50facility $19professional $13

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$14.45

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.