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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Georgia 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$15.85$10.96 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$16.22 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $112Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $22professional $16

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
$13.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $17.38 · 43rd 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.