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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Iowa 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$23.44$15.49 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$31.62 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $21 to $759Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $44professional $23

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
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$45.71
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $30.20 · 6th 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.