Rapid flu test cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 14 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen) as an inpatient: from $16.55 to $139.50, with a median of $81.50. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital and 1 other hospital — $64.95 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $31.10 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 87804, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $16.55 | $66.20 | $6.62–$37.24 | 75% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ INFLUENZA A EIA | $16.55 | $99.00 | $16.43–$99.00 | 83% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.86 | $27.26 | $13.63–$168.64 | 27% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.86 | $27.26 | $13.63–$168.64 | 27% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.86 | $27.26 | $13.63–$168.64 | 27% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.86 | $27.26 | $13.63–$168.64 | 27% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.86 | $47.50 | $13.63–$168.64 | 58% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 RAPID INFLUENZA TEST | $73.00 | $73.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 RAPID INFLUENZA TEST POC | $73.00 | $73.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Na Dir Opt Influenza Ag | $90.00 | $90.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Na Dir Opt Influenza Ag | $137.00 | $137.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Influenza Assay W/Optic | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Influenza Assay W/Optic | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Influenza Assay W/Optic | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Influenza Assay W/Optic | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Influenza Assay W/Optic | $139.50 | $155.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $16.55, median $81.50, highest $139.50 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 31 facilities here, median $16.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.