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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Oregon 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 8 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$21.38$15.85 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$16.60 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $68Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $63
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $34professional $21

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
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.95

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $22.39 · 20th 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.