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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$16.60 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$18.62 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $44Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $36
$10$20$50facility $23professional $17

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$18.62

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.