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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Minnesota 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$19.95$14.79 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$16.60 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $17 to $120Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $65
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $45professional $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
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $20.42 · 33rd 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.