Rapid flu test cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $23.60 to $88.08, with a median of $23.98. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto — $0.38 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $23.78 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto lowest Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $23.60 | $118.00 | $15.72–$106.20 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $23.98 | $109.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $23.98 | $109.00 | $6.95–$73.81 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | $6.95–$73.81 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $23.98 | $109.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $23.98 | $109.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $23.98 | $109.00 | $6.95–$73.81 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | $6.95–$73.81 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $23.98 | $109.00 | $6.95–$73.81 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | $6.95–$73.81 | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $55.50 | $370.00 | $12.45–$296.00 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $77.70 | $370.00 | $15.72–$333.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $77.70 | $370.00 | $12.87–$333.00 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $77.70 | $370.00 | $15.72–$333.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $88.08 | $367.00 | $14.40–$330.30 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.60, median $23.98, highest $88.08 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $23.98. 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 9 of 9 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.