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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Ohio 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 9 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$15.85$12.30 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$21.38 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $16 to $102Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $40professional $16

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
$16.60
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$95.50
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $21.88 · 22nd 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.