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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Montana 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 Montana, 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 $22.39 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$20.42$13.49 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$22.39 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $21 to $120Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $59
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $22professional $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
$36.31
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana $20.89 · 29th 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.