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
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $34.65 $11.90 – $99.00
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $34.77 $11.97 – $57.00
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $34.80 $6.30 – $46.40
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $34.81 $13.57 – $59.00
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $34.96 $6.93 – $33.06
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $35.10 $24.00 – $48.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $35.19 $14.38 – $33.06
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $35.40 $24.00 – $48.50
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $35.75 $12.29 – $41.12
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $36.00 $6.30 – $16.34
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $36.40 $16.53 – $17.19
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $36.60 $19.38 – $41.61
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $36.60 $16.53 – $26.79
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $36.80 $7.44 – $103.50
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $37.05 $12.87 – $41.12
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $37.05 $12.87 – $41.12
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $37.05 $12.87 – $41.12
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $37.05 $16.53 – $16.53
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $37.05 $12.87 – $41.12
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $37.93 $7.69 – $127.65
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $37.95 $7.44 – $103.50
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $37.95 $7.44 – $103.50
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $37.95 $7.44 – $103.50
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $37.95 $7.44 – $103.50
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $38.00 not published
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $38.37 $14.88 – $51.92
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $38.58 $12.63 – $23.15
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $38.58 $16.53 – $25.41
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $38.58 $3.50 – $38.58
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $38.58 $15.24 – $21.49
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $38.58 $16.53 – $42.77
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $38.58 $16.53 – $23.15
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $38.58 $11.44 – $31.34
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $38.58 $16.53 – $26.45
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $38.58 $3.50 – $26.45
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $38.58 $3.50 – $26.45
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $38.58 $16.53 – $40.99
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $38.58 $16.11 – $23.15
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $38.80 $14.38 – $33.06
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $39.00 not published
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $39.41 $5.68 – $127.56
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $39.60 not published
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $39.75 not published
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $40.02 $16.01 – $71.34
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $40.30 $16.53 – $16.86
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $40.44 $3.79 – $214.99
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $40.54 $9.91 – $144.61
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $40.80 $16.53 – $16.53
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $41.00 not published
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $41.40 $5.96 – $62.10

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