Lab tests CPT 87880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rapid strep test cost in Huntingdon, PA — inpatient

In Huntingdon, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually as an inpatient: from $80.00 to $80.00, with a median of $80.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $60.60 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$80.00Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Median$80.00half pay less
Highest$80.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntingdon, PA.

median
Lowest $80.00Highest $194.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Penn Highlands Huntingdon lowest Huntingdon, PA · (814) 643-2290 STREP RAPID $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon lowest Huntingdon, PA · (814) 643-2290 RHC STREP RAPID $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon lowest Huntingdon, PA · (814) 643-2290 STREP RAPID $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon lowest Huntingdon, PA · (814) 643-2290 RHC STREP RAPID $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon, PA · (814) 643-2290 Rapid Strep $194.00 $194.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon, PA · (814) 643-2290 Rapid Strep $194.00 $194.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $80.00, median $80.00, highest $80.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $80.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.