Rapid flu test cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $22.87 to $159.20, with a median of $57.60. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Indianapolis and 1 other hospital — $34.73 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $52.42 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $57.60, is 5% below the US median of $60.40.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis lowest Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Infect Agent Detect; Influenza File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $22.87 | $99.00 | $13.07–$89.10 | 77% |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Infect Agent Detect; Influenza File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $22.87 | $99.00 | $13.07–$89.10 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Infect Agent Detect; Influenza File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $25.15 | $99.00 | $13.07–$89.10 | 75% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $36.75 | $52.50 | $16.55–$131.25 | 30% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.60 | $106.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $79.80 | $133.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 INFECTAGNT IMMUN DIR OBS;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $88.80 | $148.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN · (317) 462-5544 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $159.20 | $199.00 | $16.55–$597.00 | 20% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 INFECTAGNT IMMUN DIR OBS;INFLZ+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $210.60 | $351.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $22.87, median $57.60, highest $159.20 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $57.60. 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 5 of 14 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 rapid flu test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid flu test explained.