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Rapid Strep Throat Test

North Carolina 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 8 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$16.98$13.18 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$34.67 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $14 to $117Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $43
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $65professional $17

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
$14.13
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $23.99 · 16th 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.