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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Connecticut 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$10.72$10.72 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$22.39 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $63Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $30professional $11

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
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $15.49 · 49th 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.