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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Maryland 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$16.60$12.30 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$54.95 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $12 to $91Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $74professional $17

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
$12.30
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$64.57
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $19.95 · 38th 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.