Rapid flu test cost in Maryland
In Maryland, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $32.44 to $92.37, with a median of $73.43. The lowest price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Towson). The highest price is 2.8× 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.
Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC H1n1 Swine Flu | $32.44 | $33.10 | — source file |
| UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV INFLUENZA B | $40.20 | $67.00 | — source file |
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC INFLUENZA ANTIGEN (FLUAG) | $68.61 | $70.01 | — source file |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza | $78.25 | $78.25 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $80.06 | $81.69 | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD POC Sofia Rapid Influenza A&B | $92.37 | $94.25 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 3 | $32.44 | $80.06 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $78.25 | $78.25 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $68.61 | $68.61 |
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
- Kentucky$109.80
- Louisiana$14.40
- Maine$33.50
- 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.