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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Washington, DC 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$12.30$12.30 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$30.20 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $12 to $1,445Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $76professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $28.18 · 7th 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.