Rapid flu test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $16.00 to $245.70, with a median of $32.30. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $16.30 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $54.86 at 68 hospitals.
- The median here, $32.30, is 47% below the US median of $60.40.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 5 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $158.84 | $11.35–$154.07 | 90% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $160.00 | $11.35–$128.00 | 90% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Influenza Assay W/Optic File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.20 | $48.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Influenza Assay W/Optic File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.20 | $48.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Influenza Assay W/Optic File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.20 | $48.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Influenza Assay W/Optic File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.20 | $48.00 | — | 60% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Influenza Antigen+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $27.30 | $273.00 | $15.89–$484.75 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Influenza Antigen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.30 | $273.00 | $15.89–$484.75 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Influenza Antigen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.30 | $273.00 | $15.89–$484.75 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Influenza Antigen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.30 | $273.00 | $15.89–$484.75 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Influenza Antigen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.30 | $273.00 | $15.89–$484.75 | 90% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 INFLUENZA A & B - RAPID File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $37.29 | $37.29 | $7.54–$55.15 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ INFLUENZA A & B - RAPID File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $37.29 | $37.29 | $6.28–$55.15 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ INFLUENZA A & B - RAPID File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $37.29 | $37.29 | $7.13–$55.15 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 INFLUENZA A & B - RAPID File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $37.29 | $37.29 | $7.54–$55.15 | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Influenza File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $42.90 | $66.00 | $16.22–$163.33 | 35% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 IA Antigen DTCT, FLU, Immunoassay w/ DRCT OP OBS POC File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $59.54 | $99.22 | $16.55–$43.69 | 40% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Influenza A&B Antigen-Rapid File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $81.18 | $135.30 | $16.55–$43.69 | 40% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Quest 11177 Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Influenza A+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $99.45 | $153.00 | $15.32–$154.18 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Influenza File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $99.45 | $153.00 | $16.46–$473.55 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $104.50 | $104.50 | $11.35–$23.17 | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $245.70 | $273.00 | $11.35–$226.10 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $245.70 | $273.00 | $13.62–$1,305.25 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $16.00, median $32.30, highest $245.70 — a 15.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $37.29. 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 15 of 18 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 rapid flu test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid flu test explained.