Rapid flu test cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 9 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $13.60 to $330.43, with a median of $255.45. The lowest listed price is at OHI West and 1 other hospital — $241.85 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $85.14 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 87804, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHI West lowest Saint Petersburg, FL Hb Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital lowest Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Noncdm Charge Record | $46.55 | $133.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Influenza A Bedside | $49.00 | $140.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Influenza B Bedside | $49.00 | $140.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $255.45 | $255.45 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $330.43 | $330.43 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.60, median $255.45, highest $330.43 — a 24.3× 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.
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.