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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Kansas 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$14.45$12.30 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$26.30 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $17 to $98Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $50professional $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
$17.78
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $19.05 · 40th 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.