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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Tennessee 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$13.18$12.30 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$21.38 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $13 to $112Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $54professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.60

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $16.60 · 45th 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.