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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Michigan 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$20.42$15.85 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$16.60 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $79Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $59
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $27professional $20

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
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $20.89 · 32nd 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.