Rapid strep test cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $13.60 to $365.52, with a median of $287.66. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $274.06 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $58.30 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Group A Strep Screen | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $287.66 | $287.66 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $365.52 | $365.52 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.60, median $287.66, highest $365.52 — a 26.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $287.66. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.