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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Vermont 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 5 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$19.95$15.85 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$44.67 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $17 to $195Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $20
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $55professional $20

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $19.95 · 37th 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.