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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$10.00 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$15.85 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 28th of 51

$15.85

AK $54.95AL $10.47

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.