Rapid flu test cost in New York

In New York, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $14.65 to $263.00, with a median of $41.15. The lowest price is at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Brooklyn) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 18.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $41.15, is 32% below the US median of $60.40.
• That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
• New York ranks 8th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 17 of 78 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

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 Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map