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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Florida 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 8 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$11.48$10.96 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$30.90 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $14 to $195Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $52professional $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
$14.79
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.99
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$29.51
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00

Where Florida 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.

Florida $14.79 · 50th 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.