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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Rhode Island 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 4 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$22.91$12.59 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$23.99 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $19 to $95Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $48professional $23

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
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $25.70 · 15th 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.