Rapid strep test cost in Killeen, TX
In Killeen-Temple, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $77.77 to $140.32, with a median of $77.77. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $105.66 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Killeen-Temple, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $77.77 | $129.62 | $8.00–$116.66 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $77.77 | $129.62 | $8.00–$116.66 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple lowest Temple, TX HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $77.77 | $129.62 | $71.29–$90.73 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple lowest Temple, TX HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $77.77 | $129.62 | $71.29–$90.73 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center lowest Temple, TX HC INF AGENT DETECT STREP A | $77.77 | $129.62 | $12.00–$104.30 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center lowest Temple, TX HC IAAD, STREP A EIA | $77.77 | $129.62 | $12.00–$104.30 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $140.32 | $140.32 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $140.32 | $140.32 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $77.77, median $77.77, highest $140.32 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $77.77. 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 3 of 3 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.