Rapid flu test cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $17.10 to $184.00, with a median of $48.44. The lowest price is at Fairview Hospital (Great Barrington). The highest price is 10.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $48.44, is 20% below the US median of $60.40.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Massachusetts ranks 17th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$17.10Fairview Hospital
Median$48.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$184.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$31.34vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Hospital lowest Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA AMB Influenza Assay W/Optic | $17.10 | $18.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza | $22.49 | $49.97 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza | $25.57 | $56.81 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Detect Agent-Immun-Dir Obs-Influenza | $26.50 | $53.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Detect Agent-Immun-Dir Obs-Influenza | $26.50 | $53.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Detect Agent-Immun-Dir Obs-Influenza | $26.50 | $53.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Iaadiadoo Influenza | $37.10 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Iaadiadoo Influenza | $37.10 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Iaadiadoo Influenza | $37.10 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Influenza Assay w/Optic | $45.41 | $47.80 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Influenza Assay w/Optic | $45.41 | $47.80 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH INFLUENZA ASSAY W/ OPTIC | $46.90 | $67.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INFLUENZA EIA | $49.97 | $49.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Influenza Assay W/Optic | $52.00 | $52.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INFLUENZA EIA | $64.86 | $64.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza | $69.75 | $69.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza | $69.75 | $69.75 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza | $69.75 | $69.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH INFLUENZA INFECTIOUS AGENT | $106.50 | $142.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $114.20 | $114.20 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $116.00 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $127.00 | $127.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $178.00 | $178.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $184.00 | $184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 13 | $22.49 | $46.90 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $26.50 | $38.24 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $17.10 | $45.41 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $69.75 | $69.75 |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What rapid flu test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid flu test explained.
Rapid flu test (influenza antigen) in other states
- Alabama$29.50
- Alaska$79.79
- Arizona$23.65
- Arkansas$47.45
- California$75.40
- Colorado$121.60
- Connecticut$42.35
- Delaware$34.20, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$83.89, 2 hospitals
- Florida$126.10
- Georgia$72.93
- Hawaii$93.10
- Idaho$69.00
- Illinois$71.52
- Indiana$52.42
- Iowa$48.19
- Kansas$68.40
- Kentucky$49.10
- Louisiana$23.21
- Maine$88.00
- Maryland$70.24
- Michigan$48.00
- Minnesota$61.44
- Mississippi$29.79
- Missouri$59.21
- Montana$56.06
- Nebraska$74.00
- Nevada$62.19
- New Hampshire$130.85
- New Jersey$18.21
- New Mexico$50.90
- New York$41.15
- North Carolina$50.35
- North Dakota$84.00
- Ohio$65.65
- Oklahoma$54.70
- Oregon$73.27
- Pennsylvania$54.86
- Puerto Rico$44.79
- Rhode Island$31.20
- South Carolina$85.50
- South Dakota$79.65
- Tennessee$37.26
- Texas$93.18
- Utah$42.17
- Vermont$46.00
- Virginia$84.35
- Washington$67.90
- West Virginia$46.50
- Wisconsin$52.81
- Wyoming$65.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.