Rapid flu test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $10.98 to $94.31, with a median of $23.78. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 8.6× 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 25, 2026.
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $10.98 | $38.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $17.95 | $34.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $19.78 | $86.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $19.78 | $86.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $20.10 | $134.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $20.10 | $134.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $20.10 | $134.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $20.10 | $134.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $20.10 | $134.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $20.10 | $134.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $20.10 | $134.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC ZZ INFLU A AG | $20.10 | $134.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC IMMUNO OPTICAL INFLUENZA | $23.78 | $82.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $23.78 | $82.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC IMMUNO OPTICAL INFLUENZA | $23.78 | $82.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $23.98 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - Rapid Flu | $23.98 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Detect Agent,Immun,Dir Obs,Influenza - POCT Influenza a/B | $23.98 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN POC LAB INFLUENZA A & B | $25.56 | $85.20 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $31.20 | $156.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $37.26 | $162.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC IMMUNO OPTICAL INFLUENZA | $44.28 | $82.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $77.70 | $370.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $77.70 | $370.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $77.70 | $370.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR INFLUENZA ANTIGEN | $88.08 | $367.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY INFLUENZA ASSAY W-OP | $94.31 | $486.07 | Jan 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $23.98 | $23.98 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $23.78 | $25.56 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $17.95 | $17.95 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $94.31 | $94.31 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $37.26 | $37.26 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $19.78 | $19.78 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $10.98 | $10.98 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $19.78 | $19.78 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $23.78 | $23.78 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $23.78 | $23.78 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
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
- Rhode Island$100.00
- South Carolina$124.25
- South Dakota$49.20
- 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.