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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 July 2026.

How much does Rapid Strep Throat Test cost?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$13.49$12.30 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$60.26 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $30 to $110Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $28
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $85professional $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
$30.20
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55

Where West 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.

West Virginia $72.44 · 1st 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.