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
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD not published $15.70 – $17.36
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND not published $15.70 – $33.85
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND not published $15.70 – $33.85
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN not published $15.70 – $17.36
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN not published $15.70 – $17.36
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA not published $16.53 – $105.14
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL not published $16.53 – $75.21
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA not published $16.53 – $18.18
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $12.40 – $73.23
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL not published $14.55 – $41.33
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL not published $12.40 – $68.11
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $12.40 – $73.23
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $9.92 – $63.25
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX not published $9.92 – $63.25
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $16.53 – $17.36
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $11.57 – $41.28
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL not published $14.55 – $41.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $14.88 – $51.92
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN not published $8.42 – $51.92
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN not published $8.42 – $51.92
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI not published $13.22 – $58.01
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $16.36 – $22.10
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN not published $8.42 – $51.92
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $9.89 – $51.90
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $9.89 – $51.90
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Lake Charles, LA not published $16.18 – $69.92
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria, LA not published $8.27 – $38.85
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS not published $9.89 – $62.52
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $9.89 – $51.90
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $16.53 – $33.66
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL not published $16.53 – $74.50
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD not published $15.70 – $33.85
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $14.05 – $29.55

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