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Rapid Strep Throat Test

New Hampshire 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$26.92$13.18 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$22.39 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $120Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $35professional $27

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
$13.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$46.77
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
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
$37.15

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $28.18 · 9th 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.