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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 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 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$15.14$11.48 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$17.38 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $47
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $55professional $15

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
$13.49
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $16.60 · 46th 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.