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Rapid Strep Throat Test

New Mexico 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 Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$19.95$12.30 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$32.36 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $20 to $141Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $71professional $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
$19.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.50

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $19.95 · 34th 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.