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 St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $121.80 $15.83 – $37.69
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $122.07 $16.53 – $30.58
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $122.07 $16.53 – $30.58
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $122.07 $16.53 – $30.58
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $122.07 $15.08 – $37.58
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $122.07 $16.53 – $30.58
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $122.07 $16.53 – $30.58
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $122.07 $16.53 – $32.40
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $122.07 $21.02 – $57.19
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $122.07 $16.53 – $32.40
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $122.07 $16.53 – $32.40
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $122.07 not published
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $123.50 $11.72 – $155.39
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $123.50 $11.72 – $155.39
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $123.50 $11.72 – $155.39
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $123.50 $11.72 – $155.39
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $123.50 $11.72 – $155.39
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $123.50 $14.38 – $17.36
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $123.75 $12.40 – $31.90
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $123.75 $16.53 – $28.93
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $123.75 $16.53 – $28.93
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $124.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $124.80 $15.83 – $37.69
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $124.80 $15.83 – $37.69
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $124.80 $15.83 – $37.69
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $124.80 not published
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $125.58 $16.01 – $254.15
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $125.58 $16.01 – $254.15
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $125.58 $16.01 – $254.15
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $125.58 $16.01 – $254.15
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $125.58 $16.01 – $254.15
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $125.58 $16.01 – $254.15
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $127.20 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $127.20 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $127.20 not published
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $127.77 $6.99 – $42.14
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $128.00 $14.70 – $20.66
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $128.00 $16.53 – $68.76
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $129.00 $16.53 – $24.80
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $129.00 $16.53 – $70.92
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA $129.05 $16.53 – $180.80
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $129.60 $15.83 – $37.69
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $129.78 $16.53 – $23.14
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $130.40 $16.53 – $16.86
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $131.00 $11.57 – $43.91
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $131.00 $11.57 – $98.53
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL $131.75 $14.99 – $112.23
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $131.82 not published
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $132.80 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $133.00 not published

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