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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Mississippi 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 5 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$16.60 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$17.78 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $34professional $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
$16.60
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $26.92 · 13th 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.