Rapid strep test cost in Dallas, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 26 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $27.60 to $259.93, with a median of $259.93. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown — $232.33 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $105.66 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 14 cities for code 87880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 443-3000 Rapid Strep Test | $27.60 | $46.00 | $0.47–$8,427.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $44.25 | $59.00 | $5.00–$53.10 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| AMH Cath Labs Arlington, TX GRP A RAPID STREP OIA | $141.00 | $235.00 | $13.89–$221.14 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford, TX GRP A RAPID STREP OIA | $141.00 | $235.00 | $13.89–$221.14 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 250-2100 GRP A RAPID STREP OIA | $141.00 | $235.00 | $13.89–$221.14 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 433-5000 GRP A RAPID STREP OIA | $141.00 | $235.00 | $13.89–$221.14 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX · (940) 898-7000 GRP A RAPID STREP OIA | $141.00 | $235.00 | $13.89–$221.14 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX · (817) 641-2251 GRP A RAPID STREP OIA | $141.00 | $235.00 | $13.89–$221.14 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX · (972) 981-8000 GRP A RAPID STREP OIA | $141.00 | $235.00 | $13.89–$221.14 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX · (817) 548-6200 GRP A RAPID STREP OIA | $141.00 | $235.00 | $13.89–$221.14 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION, POC | $168.38 | $168.38 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $168.38 | $168.38 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX · (945) 339-0500 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX · (469) 742-2200 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX · (469) 742-2200 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX · (817) 481-1588 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX · (817) 481-1588 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 820-8082 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 820-8082 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · (972) 923-7000 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · (972) 923-7000 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-2000 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX · (972) 579-8100 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX · (972) 579-8100 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX · (972) 963-3333 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX · (972) 963-3333 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-3278 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-3278 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-2000 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX · (972) 412-2273 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX · (972) 412-2273 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX · (940) 220-0600 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX · (940) 220-0600 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 820-0600 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 820-0600 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 926-2544 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 926-2544 HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX · (945) 339-0500 HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $259.93 | $433.21 | $10.00–$324.91 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.60, median $259.93, highest $259.93 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $259.93. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 25 of 25 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A rapid strep test checks a throat swab for group A strep bacteria, the cause of strep throat, and gives a result in minutes. It helps the clinician decide whether antibiotics are needed.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the rapid test only. The visit is billed separately, and a backup throat culture, if done, has its own charge.