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Rapid Strep Throat Test

South Carolina 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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$12.88 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$26.30 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $16 to $191Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $33
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $87professional $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
$16.22
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $26.30 · 14th 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.