Rapid flu test cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $13.60 to $118.80, with a median of $115.20. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital — $101.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $65.65 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 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 Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Influenza Microbiology | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $29.40 | $49.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Influenza Virus | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Rapid Flu Screen | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Influenza Virus | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Rapid Flu Screen | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Influenza Virus | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Rapid Flu Screen | $50.90 | $67.86 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Rapid Influenza A | $115.20 | $192.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Rapid Influenza A | $115.20 | $192.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.60, median $115.20, highest $118.80 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $117.00. 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.