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Group A Strep Antigen Test, Laboratory Immunoassay

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 87430

Checks a throat swab for proteins from group A streptococcus, the bacterium behind strep throat, using an instrument-read laboratory immunoassay. It is the laboratory version of the test rather than the strip read by eye during an office visit. Results generally come back the same day, so a decision about antibiotics need not wait for a culture to grow.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Group A Strep Antigen Test, Laboratory Immunoassay cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $29.51.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $23Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $31
$20facility $20professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wyoming than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Hawaii· 9th of 51

$23.44

WY $48.98CT $10.96

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.