Rapid flu test cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $13.60 to $243.80, with a median of $143.54. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $129.94 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $85.14 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $143.54 | $143.54 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $243.80 | $243.80 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.60, median $143.54, highest $243.80 — a 17.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $143.54. 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.