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.
Most expensive published cash price
$812.70
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital — Lake Forest, ILMedian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | $51.00 | $6.07 – $9.10 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | $51.00 | $6.17 – $8.95 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | $51.00 | $6.13 – $8.95 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | $51.00 | $6.17 – $9.06 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | $51.00 | $6.06 – $8.95 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital | Mountainside, NJ | $51.00 | $5.30 – $5.46 |
| Sanford Wheaton | Wheaton, MN | $51.20 | $15.49 – $57.60 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | $52.00 | $6.63 – $9.94 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | $52.00 | $6.63 – $28.17 |
| Carrier Clinic | Belle Mead, NJ | $52.00 | not published |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center | Canton, SD | $52.00 | $17.78 – $46.80 |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland, CA | $52.34 | $0.65 – $5.86 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael, CA | $52.34 | $0.65 – $14.68 |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. | Chilton, WI | $52.44 | $6.96 – $25.59 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton | Fenton, MO | $53.35 | $6.63 – $27.32 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton, MO | $53.35 | $6.63 – $27.32 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville, MO | $53.35 | $6.63 – $27.32 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles, MO | $53.35 | $6.63 – $27.32 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights, MO | $53.35 | $6.63 – $27.32 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis, MO | $53.35 | $6.63 – $27.32 |
| Parkview Huntington Hospital | Huntington, IN | $53.50 | $6.63 – $13.56 |
| Parkview LaGrange Hospital | Lagrange, IN | $53.50 | $12.85 – $14.67 |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital | Columbia City, IN | $53.50 | $6.63 – $13.56 |
| Arizona General Hospital Laveen | Phoenix, AZ | $53.82 | $3.97 – $137.26 |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital | Auburn, IN | $54.00 | $6.63 – $13.56 |
| Parkview Noble Hospital | Kendallville, IN | $54.50 | $6.63 – $13.56 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | $54.60 | $8.01 – $24.84 |
| MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center | Cedar Falls, IA | $54.60 | $6.43 – $84.00 |
| 64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus | Meridian, MS | $54.80 | $6.70 – $14.92 |
| United Hospital Center | Bridgeport, WV | $55.00 | $6.27 – $10.48 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $55.00 | $6.27 – $10.48 |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $55.00 | not published |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital | Wabash, IN | $55.00 | $12.85 – $14.67 |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $55.01 | $2.06 – $14.68 |
| Southeastern Medical Center | Cambridge, OH | $55.25 | $6.63 – $6.90 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield, CA | $55.42 | $6.63 – $19.05 |
| HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital | OCONTO FALLS, WI | $55.44 | $6.63 – $8.62 |
| Parkview Montpelier Hospital | Montpelier, OH | $55.50 | not published |
| Moanalua Medical Center | HONOLULU, HI | $55.50 | $7.00 – $7.00 |
| Parkview Bryan Hospital | Bryan, OH | $55.50 | $6.63 – $19.89 |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia | Fort Wayne, IN | $56.00 | $6.63 – $13.56 |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital | Fort Wayne, IN | $56.00 | $6.63 – $13.56 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $56.03 | $6.63 – $19.05 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $56.08 | $5.63 – $139.23 |
| Jefferson Medical Center | Ranson, WV | $57.00 | not published |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe, WI | $57.20 | $6.63 – $11.60 |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $57.60 | $20.24 – $63.90 |
| Arizona General Hospital Mesa | Mesa, AZ | $58.05 | $3.97 – $137.26 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE | Tulare, CA | $58.14 | $1.79 – $67.08 |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $58.40 | $37.45 – $65.70 |