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
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $18.18 $7.77 – $66.77
Summers County ARH Hospital Hinton, WV $19.20 $14.88 – $14.88
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $19.20 $9.73 – $16.53
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hayden, KY $19.20 $16.53 – $16.53
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $19.74 $8.93 – $31.41
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $19.78 $14.80 – $36.09
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $19.78 $8.50 – $36.09
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $19.78 $14.80 – $36.09
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $19.78 $11.21 – $36.09
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $20.10 $8.27 – $39.67
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $20.10 $8.27 – $36.04
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $20.10 $6.12 – $36.04
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $20.10 $8.27 – $36.04
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $20.10 $8.27 – $39.67
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $20.10 $8.27 – $39.67
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $20.10 $8.27 – $36.04
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $20.10 $8.27 – $36.04
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $20.10 $8.27 – $39.67
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $20.10 $10.36 – $36.04
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $20.10 $10.36 – $36.04
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $20.10 $8.27 – $36.04
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $21.00 $13.50 – $48.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $21.20 $16.36 – $37.19
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $21.50 $13.95 – $48.50
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $22.81 $8.65 – $54.27
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $22.81 $8.65 – $54.27
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $22.81 $8.65 – $54.27
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $22.81 $8.65 – $59.44
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $22.84 $9.73 – $58.24
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $22.96 $7.44 – $73.80
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $23.65 $16.53 – $45.00
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $24.75 $12.87 – $33.06
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $24.96 $16.53 – $18.18
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $25.20 $9.59 – $35.04
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $25.76 $13.43 – $38.93
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $25.76 $13.43 – $38.93
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $25.76 $13.43 – $38.93
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $25.76 $15.39 – $85.07
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $25.76 $13.43 – $38.93
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $25.97 $16.53 – $29.75
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $26.50 not published
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $26.55 $13.00 – $48.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $26.79 $5.95 – $51.92
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $27.48 $8.76 – $182.50

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