Rapid flu test cost in Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $16.00 to $100.00, with a median of $100.00. The lowest price is at Landmark Medical Center (Woonsocket). The highest price is 6.2× 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 Rhode Island, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Hc Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza | $16.00 | $137.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza | $31.20 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INFLUENZA EIA | $100.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INFLUENZA EIA | $100.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INFLUENZA EIA | $100.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INFLUENZA EIA | $100.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 6 | $16.00 | $100.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.