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
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $83.74 $16.53 – $52.73
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $83.74 $16.53 – $52.73
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $83.85 $6.99 – $306.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $83.85 $6.99 – $253.98
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $84.00 $35.91 – $94.50
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $84.00 $14.05 – $33.06
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $84.51 $12.84 – $105.64
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $84.51 $12.84 – $90.09
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $84.51 $12.84 – $98.78
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $84.51 $12.84 – $105.64
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $84.60 $10.03 – $105.06
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $85.80 $16.53 – $16.86
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $85.80 $12.40 – $97.49
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $86.56 $9.73 – $185.64
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $87.20 $16.53 – $62.44
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $88.13 $6.99 – $253.98
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $88.81 $8.14 – $36.70
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $89.32 $2.49 – $29.75
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $89.50 $16.53 – $16.86
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $89.50 $16.53 – $86.99
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $89.50 $16.53 – $86.99
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $89.50 $16.53 – $17.36
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $89.50 $16.53 – $86.99
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $89.50 $16.53 – $86.99
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $89.50 $10.51 – $63.88
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $89.50 $16.53 – $86.99
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $90.60 not published
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $90.60 $16.53 – $16.86
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $92.95 $14.88 – $57.86
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $92.95 $12.60 – $87.06
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $93.00 $6.30 – $131.75
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $93.00 $6.30 – $26.45
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $93.00 $6.30 – $26.45
UPMC Memorial York, PA $93.00 $6.30 – $79.67
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $93.00 $6.93 – $16.53
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $93.00 $6.30 – $131.75
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $93.00 $13.20 – $56.84
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $93.00 $13.20 – $75.19
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $93.00 $13.20 – $59.36
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $93.00 $13.20 – $56.84
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $93.00 $13.20 – $56.84
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $93.00 $15.28 – $41.33
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $93.00 $7.04 – $71.52
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $93.08 $16.53 – $102.98
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $93.08 $14.05 – $92.57
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $93.31 $9.03 – $173.60
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $94.25 $12.51 – $145.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $94.25 $54.81 – $163.21
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $94.25 $55.42 – $145.00
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $94.56 $15.48 – $36.70

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