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Rapid Strep Throat Test

New Jersey 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 7 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$14.13$10.47 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$21.38 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $13 to $117Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $37
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $39professional $14

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
$12.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$138.04
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $19.95 · 36th 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.