Rapid Strep Test cost at US hospitals

Streptococcus, group A, rapid test · CPT 87880

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Rapid Strep Test

A swab is rubbed against the tonsils and back of the throat and tested on the spot for group A streptococcus, the one cause of sore throat that antibiotics change. Results come back in minutes, during the same visit.

$7.25

lowest cash price

$76.00

national median

$646.23

highest cash price

815

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $7.25–$646.23 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$646.23

MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL — Argyle, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($49.15) → Sep 1, 2026 ($123.50)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $72.54 $95.94 $170.10
Arizona 24 $8.15 $12.65 $318.12
Arkansas 10 $9.17 $37.05 $102.00
California 81 $16.02 $110.76 $473.79
Colorado 16 $7.25 $150.27 $193.78
Florida 65 $27.94 $210.49 $600.00
Georgia 24 $34.34 $122.07 $363.47
Hawaii 2 $32.00 $32.00 $55.50
Illinois 48 $31.25 $105.12 $259.92
Indiana 26 $49.50 $120.00 $143.36
Iowa 26 $36.60 $40.80 $450.00
Kansas 10 $60.00 $263.58 $263.58
Kentucky 26 $19.20 $65.08 $164.52
Louisiana 3 $30.68 $30.68 $30.68
Maine 7 $49.15 $96.15 $118.70
Maryland 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 27 $19.74 $66.00 $132.80
Minnesota 18 $25.76 $28.22 $80.00
Mississippi 11 $11.66 $50.40 $100.50
Missouri 21 $29.25 $52.25 $106.60
Montana 2 $68.00 $68.00 $73.60
Nebraska 13 $34.35 $125.58 $167.45
Nevada 4 $26.55 $37.93 $52.91
New Hampshire 1 $162.25 $162.25 $162.25
New Jersey 23 $16.53 $18.18 $33.20
New Mexico 2 $129.78 $129.78 $129.78
New York 21 $16.53 $16.53 $222.00
North Carolina 15 $89.50 $105.48 $179.00
North Dakota 4 $56.80 $56.80 $56.80
Ohio 66 $30.40 $73.20 $155.40
Oklahoma 18 $48.56 $58.00 $253.50
Oregon 12 $27.48 $55.50 $66.30
Pennsylvania 23 $13.20 $62.40 $208.50
South Carolina 11 $83.00 $121.00 $245.00
South Dakota 7 $44.00 $48.00 $84.00
Tennessee 35 $19.78 $34.34 $629.81
Texas 101 $17.73 $141.00 $646.23
Virginia 43 $19.78 $89.50 $565.00
Washington 25 $8.80 $72.10 $143.50
West Virginia 18 $19.20 $44.50 $101.00
Wisconsin 35 $29.07 $45.58 $165.99
Wyoming 4 $21.00 $31.45 $35.40

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $7.25 $16.03 – $47.50
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $8.15 $16.53 – $37.50
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $8.20 $16.53 – $37.50
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $8.35 $16.53 – $40.00
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $8.80 $17.11 – $29.67
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $9.10 $16.53 – $40.00
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $9.17 $11.76 – $29.21
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $9.20 $16.53 – $37.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $10.05 $16.53 – $40.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $10.35 $16.53 – $37.50
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $11.05 $16.53 – $37.50
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $11.15 $16.53 – $37.50
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $11.66 $16.36 – $37.19
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $11.70 $16.53 – $40.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $12.20 $16.53 – $37.50
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $12.65 $16.53 – $37.50
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $13.20 $6.93 – $18.05
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $13.40 $16.53 – $37.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $13.55 $16.53 – $37.50
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $13.95 $12.85 – $47.50
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $16.02 $16.53 – $231.40
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $16.53 $16.53 – $75.75
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $16.53 $13.22 – $74.23
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $16.53 $13.20 – $75.75
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $16.53 $16.53 – $75.75
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $16.53 $13.20 – $77.79
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $16.53 $13.22 – $75.75
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $16.53 $16.53 – $75.75
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $16.53 $16.53 – $75.75
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $16.53 $1.00 – $41.16
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $16.53 $13.80 – $75.75
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $16.80 $16.53 – $37.50
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $16.83 $105.39 – $105.39
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $17.32 $10.03 – $25.48
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $17.73 $12.84 – $72.90
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77

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