Culture screening strep group a cost at US hospitals

HC Culture Screening Strep Group A · CPT 87081

$6.63

lowest cash price

$84.60

national median

$812.70

highest cash price

867

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $6.63–$812.70 — the variation is the story.

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($47.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($52.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $88.92 $131.04 $174.72
Arizona 24 $11.72 $31.96 $165.47
Arkansas 11 $36.10 $105.60 $130.65
California 91 $20.60 $90.00 $450.10
Colorado 17 $9.57 $140.68 $140.68
Florida 81 $39.22 $196.95 $789.00
Georgia 25 $21.61 $156.75 $684.52
Hawaii 2 $55.50 $55.50 $90.56
Illinois 51 $17.82 $117.60 $812.70
Indiana 25 $47.88 $120.60 $175.80
Iowa 30 $38.58 $65.65 $461.00
Kansas 11 $86.80 $137.60 $689.21
Kentucky 15 $14.40 $56.08 $197.42
Louisiana 2 $73.06 $73.06 $73.06
Maine 7 $47.00 $66.10 $107.95
Maryland 2 $32.40 $32.40 $32.40
Michigan 27 $9.15 $51.00 $155.20
Minnesota 18 $41.60 $110.16 $138.82
Mississippi 11 $26.88 $89.50 $222.30
Missouri 21 $38.50 $53.35 $134.55
Montana 2 $38.40 $38.40 $109.60
Nebraska 13 $35.38 $83.16 $120.70
Nevada 4 $35.05 $160.11 $223.37
New Hampshire 1 $100.85 $100.85 $100.85
New Jersey 23 $6.63 $7.29 $52.00
New Mexico 2 $103.32 $103.32 $103.32
New York 23 $6.63 $6.63 $300.00
North Carolina 15 $46.50 $76.78 $166.00
North Dakota 4 $36.00 $36.00 $36.00
Ohio 68 $20.15 $95.40 $210.00
Oklahoma 18 $43.29 $82.55 $322.30
Oregon 12 $28.05 $48.75 $144.00
Pennsylvania 29 $27.20 $74.40 $337.60
South Carolina 11 $90.00 $138.50 $356.00
South Dakota 7 $49.60 $58.40 $79.20
Tennessee 38 $11.27 $22.11 $147.84
Texas 116 $40.74 $112.70 $486.36
Virginia 42 $11.27 $37.00 $136.20
Washington 32 $16.40 $67.85 $250.60
West Virginia 17 $14.40 $55.00 $209.50
Wisconsin 35 $35.34 $106.70 $427.30
Wyoming 4 $24.78 $41.51 $46.73

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $116.89 $5.04 – $40.75
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $117.00 $5.72 – $11.58
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $117.33 $6.63 – $25.52
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $117.60 $5.64 – $13.26
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $117.60 $6.63 – $23.20
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $117.60 $6.63 – $14.12
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $117.70 $5.97 – $11.93
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $118.20 $5.53 – $11.47
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $118.30 $2.78 – $16.15
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $118.30 $2.78 – $79.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $118.30 $4.02 – $145.60
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $118.34 $5.00 – $25.00
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $119.28 $6.63 – $20.58
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $120.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $120.00 not published
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $120.24 $27.07 – $29.78
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $120.29 $4.65 – $25.96
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $120.29 $4.65 – $25.96
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $120.29 $4.65 – $25.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $120.29 $5.97 – $25.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $120.29 $2.39 – $25.96
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $120.40 $6.63 – $20.56
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $120.60 $2.65 – $15.12
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $120.70 $4.50 – $20.58
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $121.05 $6.50 – $13.14
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $123.12 $6.36 – $18.56
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $124.22 $2.28 – $5.68
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $124.74 not published
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $125.30 $2.78 – $33.97
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $126.38 $5.57 – $82.86
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $126.60 $5.72 – $28.62
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $126.60 $5.72 – $11.58
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $126.72 $6.63 – $59.00
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $129.00 $2.65 – $15.12
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $130.20 not published
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $130.20 $6.63 – $38.80
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $130.65 $5.90 – $30.27
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $131.04 not published
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $131.94 $5.57 – $63.45
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $131.94 $5.57 – $49.32
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $131.94 $5.57 – $63.45
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $131.94 $5.57 – $63.45
Adventhealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL $132.37 not published
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $133.20 $6.63 – $16.58
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $133.60 $28.17 – $73.80
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $133.60 $28.17 – $73.80
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $134.55 $5.97 – $23.81
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $134.96 $6.17 – $38.93
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $134.96 $6.17 – $38.93
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $134.96 $6.17 – $38.93

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