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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Nevada 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$15.14$12.02 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$17.78 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $123Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $63
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $35professional $15

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
$36.31
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $19.05 · 41st 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.