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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$15.49$10.96 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$16.60 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $89Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $26professional $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
$12.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $19.95 · 39th 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.