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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Colorado 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 7 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$12.59$11.48 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$27.54 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $17 to $98Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $41professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $21.88 · 23rd 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.