Rapid flu test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen) as an inpatient: from $49.97 to $100.00, with a median of $100.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $50.03 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $100.00 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 87804, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC INFLUENZA EIA | $49.97 | $49.97 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC INFLUENZA EIA | $64.86 | $64.86 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC INFLUENZA EIA | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC INFLUENZA EIA | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC INFLUENZA EIA | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC INFLUENZA EIA | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $49.97, median $100.00, highest $100.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $82.43 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.