Rapid flu test cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $26.83 to $79.80, with a median of $57.60. The lowest listed price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital — $30.77 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $54.46 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 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 Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $26.83 | $33.54 | $16.55–$26.50 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $36.75 | $52.50 | $16.55–$131.25 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $57.60 | $96.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $63.60 | $106.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $63.60 | $106.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $79.80 | $133.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 #INFCTAGNT IMMUNOAS DIR;INFLZ | $79.80 | $133.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 INFECTAGNT IMMUN DIR OBS;INFLZ | $88.80 | $148.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 INFECTAGNT IMMUN DIR OBS;INFLZ | $88.80 | $148.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 INFECTAGNT IMMUN DIR OBS;INFLZ | $210.60 | $351.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 INFECTAGNT IMMUN DIR OBS;INFLZ | $210.60 | $351.00 | $15.83–$37.73 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.83, median $57.60, highest $79.80 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 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 1 of 11 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.