Rapid flu test cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $16.00 to $262.85, with a median of $75.40. The lowest listed price is at Sherman Oaks Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $59.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $75.40 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 19 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 INFLUENZA RAPID ANTIGEN A&B - 87804 - 80204 | $16.00 | $82.75 | $7.08–$82.75 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza | $16.00 | $288.70 | $7.08–$288.70 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center lowest Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 INFLUENZA RAPID ANTIGEN A&B | $16.00 | $82.75 | $7.08–$82.75 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center lowest Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 INFLUENZA A AG | $16.00 | $300.00 | $7.08–$300.00 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center lowest Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 INFLUENZA B AG | $16.00 | $300.00 | $7.08–$300.00 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 INFLUENZA RAPID ANTIGEN A&B - 87804 - 11467 | $16.00 | $82.75 | $7.08–$82.75 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC INFLUENZA B SCREEN | $19.25 | $55.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC INFLUENZA A SCREEN | $19.25 | $55.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $22.05 | $63.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC INFLUENZA A AND B SCREEN | $31.15 | $89.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $31.15 | $89.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $60.20 | $172.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $75.40 | $145.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $76.32 | $159.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC INFLUENZA A AND B SCREEN | $92.40 | $264.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $92.40 | $264.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 INFLUENZA DIR OPT/2 | $186.80 | $467.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 INFLUENZA DIR OPT | $186.80 | $467.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC INFLUENZA A AND B SCREEN | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC INFLUENZA A AND B SCREEN | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Laboratory Services | $229.46 | $353.02 | $40.77–$125.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGENDETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION; INFLUENZA | $229.46 | $353.02 | $40.77–$125.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical observation; Influenza | $229.46 | $353.02 | $40.77–$125.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $262.85 | $751.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.00, median $75.40, highest $262.85 — a 16.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $75.40. 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 4 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 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.