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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $26.92.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $30
$10$20professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Hawaii· 10th of 51

$21.88

AK $54.95AL $10.47

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.