What does code 87880 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87880 ranges from $11.55 to $474. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

87880 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN RAPID STREPTOCOCCUS A" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

87880

HCPCS

HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN RAPID STREPTOCOCCUS A

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87880 (HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN RAPID STREPTOCOCCUS A) appears at 52 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $11.55 to $474. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 87880 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 87880 vary by about 41× across the 50 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $11.55 to $474. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$11.55

Lowest cash

$474

Highest cash

code 87880 cash price82 disclosed · 50 hospitals

$11.55median ~$68.00$474

Lowest cash price by hospital

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center$11.55
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center$16.45
Redwood Memorial Hospital$16.83
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley$17.20
Deaconess Illinois Medical Center$31.65
Deaconess Union County Hospital$38.54

Cash price by city

Reflects your current filters.

Cash price by city$11.55 – $106

Mission Hills · 1 hospital$11.55–$69.65
Burbank · 1 hospital$16.45–$106
Fortuna · 1 hospital$16.83
Pleasanton · 1 hospital$17.20
Marion · 1 hospital$31.65
Morganfield · 1 hospital$38.54

85 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN RAPID STREPTOCOCCUS A Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87880 HCPCS	$185	$185	—	—
Strep a assay w/optic Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87880 HCPCS	—	—	$16.53 – $34.54	—
Strep a assay w/optic Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87880 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
POC STREP SCREEN Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87880 CPT	$95.00	$47.50	$16.53 – $77.33	—
HB STREP SCREEN ONLY-ER Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87880 HCPCS	$116	$116	—	—
HB RAPID STREP A TEST IN OFFICE Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87880 HCPCS	$116	$116	—	—
POC STREP SCREEN Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	87880 CPT	$95.00	$47.50	$16.53 – $76.00	—
POC STREP SCREEN Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87880 CPT	$95.00	$47.50	$16.53 – $92.53	—
HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIR OPTIC OBSERV, STREP A Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	87880 CPT	$205	$113	$16.07 – $177	—
HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT BY IMMUNOASSAY W/ DIR OPTIC OBSERV, STREP A Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	87880 CPT	$199	$109	$16.53 – $179	—
HC RAPID STREP, INFC AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT BY IMMUNOASSAY W DIRECT OPT OBSRV Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	87880 CPT	$85.00	$46.75	$16.53 – $82.65	—
POC STREP SCREEN Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87880 CPT	$85.00	$42.50	$51.00 – $72.25	—
POC STREP SCREEN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87880 CPT	$85.00	$42.50	$51.00 – $72.25	—
Rapid Strep POC Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87880 CPT	$80.00	$68.00	$64.00 – $80.00	—
Rapid Strep A (POCT) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87880 CPT	$78.00	$66.30	$62.40 – $78.00	—
Infectious agent detection by immunoassay with direct optical observation Streptococcus group A Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	87880 CPT	$123	$105	$61.71 – $852	—
Rapid Strep A (POCT) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	87880 CPT	$78.00	$66.30	$39.13 – $852	—
POC STREP SCREEN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87880 CPT	$85.00	$42.50	$51.00 – $71.91	—
POC STREP SCREEN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87880 CPT	$85.00	$42.50	$51.00 – $72.25	—
POC STREP SCREEN Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87880 CPT	$85.00	$42.50	$13.22 – $72.25	—
POC STREP SCREEN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	87880 CPT	$85.00	$42.50	$51.00 – $72.25	—
POC STREP SCREEN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	87880 CPT	$85.00	$42.50	$51.00 – $72.25	—
HC RAPID STREP, INFC AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT BY IMMUNOASSAY W DIRECT OPT OBSRV Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	87880 CPT	$85.00	$46.75	$51.00 – $80.75	—
HC RAPID STREP, INFC AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT BY IMMUNOASSAY W DIRECT OPT OBSRV Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	87880 CPT	$99.00	$54.45	$59.40 – $87.12	—
HC RAPID STREP, INFC AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT BY IMMUNOASSAY W DIRECT OPT OBSRV Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon	87880 CPT	$72.50	$39.88	$43.50 – $63.80	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 87880 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Munson Healthcare Grayling Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Union County Hospital The Women's Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Healdsburg Hospital Petaluma Valley Hospital Queen of The Valley Medical Center Redwood Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange St Jude Medical Center St Mary Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center

Code 87880: frequently asked

What does code 87880 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87880 ranges from $11.55 to $474. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 87880?: 87880 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN RAPID STREPTOCOCCUS A" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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