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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$13.49$12.59 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$26.92 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $17 to $107Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $51professional $13

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
$16.60
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70

Where Maine 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.

Maine $16.60 · 47th 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.