Rapid flu test cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $146.25 to $149.00, with a median of $146.25. The lowest listed price is at Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley and 3 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $124.25 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $146.25 | $225.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB RAPID FLU TEST | $149.00 | $298.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $146.25, median $146.25, highest $149.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $146.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A rapid flu test checks a nose or throat swab for influenza within minutes. The code is billed once for each flu type tested, so a test for A and B may be billed twice.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the swab and the test for one flu type; tests for A and B may be billed twice.