Lab tests CPT 87804 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rapid flu test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen) as an inpatient: from $66.00 to $142.80, with a median of $142.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital — $76.80 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $68.40 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 87804, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$66.00Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
Median$142.80half pay less
Highest$142.80in this market
Difference2.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $66.00Highest $142.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza $66.00 $110.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza $90.00 $300.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza $142.80 $238.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza $142.80 $238.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Iaadiadoo Influenza $142.80 $238.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $66.00, median $142.80, highest $142.80 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $66.00 — 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.