Rapid flu test cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $21.60 to $29.40, with a median of $25.50. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $3.90 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $65.65 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Influenza Assay Woptic | $21.60 | $24.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $29.40 | $49.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Influenza A And B Ag.Inf | $336.60 | $374.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.60, median $25.50, highest $29.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $45.00. 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.