Rapid flu test cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 32 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $16.22 to $1,472.00, with a median of $157.75. The lowest listed price is at North Shore Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $141.53 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $126.10 at 118 hospitals.
- The median here, $157.75, is 161% above the US median of $60.40.
- That is 9.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Miami, FL ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 32 facilities across 21 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 23, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Medical Center lowest Miami, FL · (305) 835-6000 INFLUENZA IA W DO File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $16.22 | $277.95 | $8.11–$277.95 | 94% |
| Palmetto General Hospital lowest Hialeah, FL · (305) 823-5000 INFLUENZA IA W DO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.22 | $54.12 | $8.02–$54.12 | 70% |
| Coral Gables Hospital lowest Coral Gables, FL · (305) 445-8461 INFLUENZA IA W DO File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file | $16.22 | $509.03 | $8.11–$381.77 | 97% |
| Hialeah Hospital lowest Hialeah, FL · (305) 693-6100 INFLUENZA IA W DO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.22 | $140.61 | $8.11–$140.61 | 88% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Influenza File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $40.30 | $62.00 | $14.69–$216.00 | 35% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 INFLUENZA A ANTIGEN File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $43.55 | $67.00 | $16.55–$67.00 | 35% |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC CPT INFLUENZA File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $43.68 | $43.68 | $8.62–$1,171.00 | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 RAPID FLU X2+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $48.10 | $74.00 | $4.02–$66.60 | 35% |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC RAPID INFLUENZA A AND B File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $65.21 | $65.21 | $8.62–$1,171.00 | — |
| Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter, FL · (561) 747-2234 HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $83.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus+3 more lines at this price File of Oct 13, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $95.00 | $4.04–$3,997.00 | — |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Influenza a&b antigen scrn UC File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $122.20 | $188.00 | $5.16–$188.00 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Influenza a&b antigen scrn UC File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $122.20 | $188.00 | $5.00–$188.00 | 35% |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Cutler Bay, FL · (305) 223-3000 INFLUENZA VIRUS AG OIA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $130.00 | $11.18–$156.00 | — |
| Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus Hialeah, FL · (305) 558-2500 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus File of Jan 30, 2026 · source file | $137.20 | $196.00 | $4.24–$392.00 | 30% |
| Larkin Community Hospital South Miami, FL · (305) 284-7500 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus File of Jul 7, 2026 · source file | $140.00 | $200.00 | $2.97–$400.00 | 30% |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital Margate, FL · (954) 974-0400 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $143.00 | $143.00 | $16.55–$113.17 | — |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $172.49 | $172.49 | $9.93–$137.99 | — |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $172.49 | $172.49 | $9.93–$137.99 | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $172.49 | $172.49 | $9.93–$137.99 | — |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $172.49 | $172.49 | $9.93–$137.99 | — |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL · (305) 682-7000 INFLUENZA VIRUS AG OIA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $286.00 | $286.00 | $165.88 | — |
| HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital Tamarac, FL · (954) 721-2200 INFLUENZA VIRUS AG OIA+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $335.50 | $335.50 | $16.38–$194.59 | — |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Influenza A&B antigen screen File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $339.95 | $523.00 | $5.00–$523.00 | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Influenza A&B antigen screen File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $339.95 | $523.00 | $5.00–$523.00 | 35% |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Influenza A&B antigen screen File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $339.95 | $523.00 | $5.16–$523.00 | 35% |
| HCA Florida Westside Hospital Plantation, FL · (954) 587-5010 INFLUENZA VIRUS AG OIA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $341.00 | $341.00 | $201.19 | — |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Influenza A+1 more line at this price File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $659.40 | $942.00 | $16.55–$800.70 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Influenza A+1 more line at this price File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $659.40 | $942.00 | $8.94–$800.70 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Influenza B+1 more line at this price File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $659.40 | $942.00 | $8.94–$800.70 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Influenza A+1 more line at this price File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $659.40 | $942.00 | $8.94–$800.70 | 30% |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital Miami, FL · (954) 587-5010 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,432.00 | $1,432.00 | $16.55–$1,718.40 | — |
| HCA Florida University Hospital Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 475-4400 INFLUENZA VIRUS AG OIA+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,472.00 | $1,472.00 | $16.38–$736.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.22, median $157.75, highest $1,472.00 — a 90.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $172.49. 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 20 of 31 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.
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