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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87880

A swab sample from the throat is tested using a rapid immunoassay kit to check for the bacteria that cause strep throat, with results available quickly in the office rather than waiting for a throat culture to grow. A positive result can help a clinician decide whether antibiotics are needed right away.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$15.14 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$12.02 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $12 to $126Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $11 to $76
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $32professional $37

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
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$53.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$81.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $37.15 · 3rd of 51
WV $72.44DE $13.80

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.