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Rapid Strep Throat Test

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$10.00 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$14.79 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $13

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
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$32.36
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 37th of 51

$14.79

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.