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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Virginia 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 8 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$14.13$12.30 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$20.89 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $17 to $123Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $60professional $14

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
$20.89
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $20.89 · 27th 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.