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Rapid Strep Throat Test

Washington 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 9 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$20.89$14.45 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$19.50 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $15 to $98Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $39professional $21

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
$15.49
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.95

Where Washington 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.

Washington $22.39 · 19th 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.