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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Illinois 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$18.20$12.88 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$26.92 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $17 to $93Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $45professional $18

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
$16.98
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$107.15
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $21.88 · 21st 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.