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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$15.49 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$24.55 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $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
$17.78
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$27.54

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.