Rapid flu test cost in Massena, NY
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $40.49 to $48.01, with a median of $40.70. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital — $0.21 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $31.10 at 42 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W_OPTIC | $40.49 | $62.29 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W_OPTIC | $40.70 | $62.62 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W_OPTIC | $48.01 | $73.86 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $40.49, median $40.70, highest $48.01 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $40.70. 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.