Rapid strep test cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $21.60 to $74.40, with a median of $48.00. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $26.40 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $57.20 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Strep A Assay Woptic | $21.60 | $24.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Strep Screen | $29.70 | $33.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $74.40 | $124.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.60, median $48.00, highest $74.40 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $48.00. 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.