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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.20 to $23.99.

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

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $58Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $18 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $16professional $21

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
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii $19.95 · 35th 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.