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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Indiana 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 6 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$13.80$13.49 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$16.60 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $138Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $33professional $14

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
$16.22
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $16.60 · 48th 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.