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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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$11.22 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$18.62 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $52Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $40
$10$20$50facility $19professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 15th of 51

$18.62

AK $54.95AL $10.47

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.