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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$11.48 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.78 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $30Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$20facility $18professional $17

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
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$34.67

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 20th of 51

$17.38

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.