Rapid flu test cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 17 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $13.60 to $3,999.34, with a median of $255.45. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital and 1 other hospital — $241.85 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $126.10 at 118 hospitals.
- The median here, $255.45, is 323% above the US median of $60.40.
- That is 15.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Tampa, FL ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 13 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital lowest Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital lowest Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Noncdm Charge Record File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.55 | $133.00 | — | 65% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Influenza A Bedside+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.00 | $140.00 | — | 65% |
| HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 384-1414 INFLUENZA VIRUS B AG OIA+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $131.00 | $131.00 | $6.16–$120.52 | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital South Pasadena, FL · (727) 381-1000 INFLUENZA VIRUS B AG OIA+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $326.87 | $326.87 | $15.36–$300.72 | — |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $330.43 | $330.43 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Largo West Hospital Largo, FL · (727) 588-5200 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $496.46 | $496.46 | $16.55–$456.74 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 588-5200 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $496.46 | $496.46 | $16.55–$456.74 | — |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital Apollo Beach, FL · (813) 634-3301 INFLUENZA VIRUS A AG OIA+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $644.93 | $644.93 | $30.31–$593.34 | — |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital Tampa, FL · (727) 834-4900 INFLUENZA VIRUS B AG OIA+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $902.91 | $902.91 | $42.44–$830.68 | — |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Brandon, FL · (813) 916-0600 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza UNSCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,153.13 | $1,153.13 | $16.55–$1,060.88 | — |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson, FL · (727) 819-2929 INFLUENZA VIRUS AG OIA+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,999.34 | $3,999.34 | $16.55–$3,679.39 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $13.60, median $255.45, highest $3,999.34 — a 294.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $255.45. 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 0 of 8 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87804 ($65.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital St Petersburg, FLINFLUENZA VIRUS AG OIA | $6.00 | file |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital St Petersburg, FLInfectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza UNSCHEDULED | $6.00 | file |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital St Petersburg, FLInfectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza Other Outpatient | $6.00 | file |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital St Petersburg, FLInfectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza | $6.00 | file |