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Rapid Strep Throat Test

North Dakota 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 North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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$20.89$14.13 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$11.48 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $78Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $15professional $21

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
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $20.89 · 28th 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.