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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Arizona 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$20.42$12.30 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$23.44 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $12 to $79Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $65
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $34professional $20

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
$23.44
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $21.38 · 25th 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.