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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Missouri 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$24.55$19.05 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$20.42 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $15 to $85Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $58
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $36professional $25

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
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $27.54 · 10th 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.