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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$10.72 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$17.38 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $51Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Ohio· 36th of 51

$15.14

AK $54.95AL $10.47

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.