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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Alabama 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 5 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$16.60$10.96 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$15.14 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $81Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $19professional $17

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
$19.05
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $19.05 · 42nd 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.