Rapid flu test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $13.34 to $15.40, with a median of $13.34. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $93.18 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX RAPID FLU TEST | $13.34 | $66.70 | $5.96–$737.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 RAPID FLU TEST | $13.34 | $66.70 | $5.96–$737.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CTT RAPID FLU TEST | $14.01 | $70.03 | $5.96–$131.95 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EST RAPID FLU TEST | $14.01 | $70.03 | $5.96–$912.05 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB RAPID FLU TEST | $14.01 | $70.03 | $5.96–$580.22 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EST RAPID FLU TEST | $14.01 | $70.03 | $5.96–$912.05 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST RAPID FLU TEST | $14.01 | $70.03 | $5.96–$475.96 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WST RAPID FLU TEST | $14.01 | $70.03 | $5.96–$475.96 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB RAPID FLU TEST | $14.01 | $70.03 | $5.96–$580.22 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CTT RAPID FLU TEST | $14.01 | $70.03 | $5.96–$131.95 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT RAPID FLU TEST | $14.09 | $70.45 | $5.96–$822.43 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT RAPID FLU TEST | $14.09 | $70.45 | $5.96–$670.01 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPT RAPID FLU TEST | $14.09 | $70.45 | $5.96–$822.43 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT RAPID FLU TEST | $14.09 | $70.45 | $5.96–$670.01 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ANTIGEN DETECTION HAEMOPHILUS | $15.40 | $77.00 | $16.12–$61.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH MICRO ANTG DETECT HAEMOPHILUS | $21.12 | $105.60 | $5.96–$166.89 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MICRO ANTG DETECT HAEMOPHILUS | $22.18 | $110.88 | $5.96–$1,252.52 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MICRO ANTG DETECT HAEMOPHILUS | $22.18 | $110.88 | $5.96–$1,252.52 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.34, median $13.34, highest $15.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $13.34. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.