Rapid flu test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 15 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $43.40 to $232.00, with a median of $43.40. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $62.00 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 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 Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $16.88–$78.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $12.99–$82.46 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $9.79–$82.46 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $11.28–$82.46 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $8.68–$79.86 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $8.68–$84.20 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $10.65–$82.46 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $16.88–$78.12 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $16.88–$79.86 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $16.49–$86.80 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $16.88–$79.86 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN A B SCREEN | $43.40 | $86.80 | $16.88–$79.86 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG INFLUENZA RAPID A & B | $62.00 | $62.00 | $9.60–$58.90 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG INFLUENZA RAPID A & B | $62.00 | $62.00 | $9.60–$58.90 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG INFLUENZA RAPID A & B | $62.00 | $62.00 | $9.60–$58.90 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Rock Hill, SC INFLUENZA DIR OPT/2 | $85.50 | $114.00 | $1.00–$114.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Fort Mill, SC INFLUENZA DIR OPT/2 | $85.50 | $114.00 | $1.00–$114.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Fort Mill, SC INFLUENZA DIR OPT | $85.50 | $114.00 | $1.00–$114.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Rock Hill, SC INFLUENZA DIR OPT | $85.50 | $114.00 | $1.00–$114.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB RAPID FLU TEST | $157.50 | $315.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB RAPID FLU TEST | $232.00 | $464.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.40, median $43.40, highest $232.00 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $43.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.