Rapid flu test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $16.80 to $143.36, with a median of $109.80. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87804. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$16.80Deaconess Henderson Hospital + 1 more
Median$109.80half pay less
Highest$143.36in Kentucky
Lowest saves$93.00vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY INFLUENZA A AND B ANTIGEN | $16.80 | $48.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County lowest Morganfield · Morganfield, KY POCT INFLUENZA A/B | $16.80 | $48.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB POCT RAPID FLU A/B | $20.00 | $100.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $50.03 | $125.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $57.60 | $96.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC DETECT AGENT,IMMUN,DIR OBS,INFLUENZA - RAPID FLU | $67.91 | $67.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG FLU B | $80.73 | $201.82 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Iaadiadoo Influenza | $109.80 | $183.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $20.00 | $143.36 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $67.91 | $105.64 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $50.03 | $96.70 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $57.60 | $100.48 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $109.80 | $126.58 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $143.36 | $143.36 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $16.80 | $16.80 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $80.73 | $80.73 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $16.80 | $16.80 |
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.
Rapid flu test (influenza antigen) in other states
- Alabama$30.43
- Alaska$89.15
- Arizona$15.18
- Arkansas$50.70
- California$75.40
- Colorado$59.15
- Connecticut$39.92
- Delaware$34.20
- Florida$85.14
- Georgia$72.93
- Hawaii$67.30
- Idaho$74.00
- Illinois$41.88
- Indiana$54.46
- Iowa$35.20
- Kansas$61.75
- Louisiana$14.40
- Maine$33.50
- Maryland$73.43
- Massachusetts$45.41
- Michigan$48.00
- Minnesota$40.26
- Mississippi$44.52
- Missouri$53.30
- Montana$51.30
- Nebraska$52.00
- Nevada$49.13
- New Hampshire$71.37
- New Jersey$23.17
- New Mexico$12.18
- New York$31.10
- North Carolina$62.00
- North Dakota$79.46
- Ohio$65.65
- Oklahoma$64.03
- Oregon$32.00
- Pennsylvania$33.07
- Rhode Island$100.00
- South Carolina$124.25
- South Dakota$49.20
- Tennessee$23.78
- Texas$93.18
- Utah$26.61
- Vermont$62.67
- Virginia$68.40
- Washington$66.72
- West Virginia$59.25
- Wisconsin$52.81
- Wyoming$35.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.