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Rapid Strep Throat Test

South Dakota 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 7 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$31.62$12.30 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$31.62 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $245Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $11 to $69
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $32

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
$51.29
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$69.18
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $31.62 · 5th 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.