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's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $27.94 $14.55 – $41.33
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $27.94 $14.55 – $41.33
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $28.00 $16.53 – $47.50
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $28.22 $10.88 – $55.04
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $28.22 $10.88 – $29.47
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $28.22 $10.88 – $30.90
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $28.42 $3.18 – $88.94
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $28.80 $6.94 – $31.00
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $29.07 $16.53 – $63.81
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $29.07 $16.53 – $63.81
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $29.25 $15.95 – $22.92
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale, AZ $29.29 $16.53 – $35.00
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $29.40 $6.93 – $17.48
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $30.40 $11.39 – $34.71
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $30.40 $11.39 – $34.71
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $30.40 $11.39 – $34.71
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $30.40 $11.39 – $34.71
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $30.40 $11.39 – $34.71
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $30.40 $11.39 – $34.71
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $30.40 $11.39 – $34.71
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $30.68 $16.18 – $73.59
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $30.80 $9.59 – $22.81
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $31.25 $12.52 – $26.78
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $31.25 $13.47 – $26.78
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $31.25 $12.94 – $26.78
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $31.25 $12.94 – $26.78
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $31.45 $22.00 – $48.50
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $32.00 $13.22 – $13.62
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $32.00 $7.44 – $78.75
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $32.65 $15.39 – $59.90
Carrier Clinic Belle Mead, NJ $33.20 not published
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $33.20 $5.00 – $32.40
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $33.20 $5.00 – $32.40
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $33.20 $5.12 – $32.40
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $33.20 $5.09 – $19.01
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $33.20 $5.12 – $32.40
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $33.35 $7.44 – $103.50
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $33.40 $21.07 – $48.50
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $34.20 $6.93 – $18.18
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $34.23 $7.04 – $46.28
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $34.34 $16.53 – $28.27
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $34.34 $10.65 – $81.20
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $34.35 $22.00 – $48.50
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $34.50 $7.08 – $34.71
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $34.50 $7.44 – $103.50
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $34.65 $11.90 – $99.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $34.65 $15.70 – $33.06
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $34.65 $11.90 – $99.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $34.65 $11.90 – $99.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $34.65 $11.90 – $99.00

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