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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Idaho 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 7 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$20.42$14.45 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$28.18 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $17 to $112Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $52
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $55professional $20

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
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $28.18 · 8th 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.