Rapid flu test cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen) as an inpatient: from $22.34 to $89.91, with a median of $71.37. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $49.03 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $71.37 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87804, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP INFLUENZA ASSAY W OPTIC | $22.34 | $37.23 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC INFLUENZA AB ANTIGEN | $71.37 | $183.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Iaadiadoo Influenza | $89.91 | $243.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $22.34, median $71.37, highest $89.91 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $71.37 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.