Rapid strep test cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $11.55 to $298.71, with a median of $110.76. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health System - Southern California — $99.21 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $110.76 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Health System - Southern California lowest Mission Hills, CA HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $11.55 | $33.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California lowest Mission Hills, CA HC STREP GROUP A AG | $11.55 | $33.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $13.20 | $33.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic | $16.00 | $234.33 | $8.02–$234.33 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 RAPID GROUP A SCREEN | $16.00 | $113.00 | $8.02–$113.00 | 86% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $16.45 | $47.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC STREP GROUP A AG | $16.45 | $47.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $48.96 | $102.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $69.65 | $199.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC STREP GROUP A AG | $69.65 | $199.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $76.32 | $159.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $84.00 | $175.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $84.00 | $240.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $100.45 | $287.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC STREP GROUP A AG | $106.40 | $304.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $106.40 | $304.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $110.76 | $213.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $140.35 | $401.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC STREP GROUP A AG | $140.35 | $401.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $140.35 | $401.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC STREP GROUP A AG | $140.35 | $401.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $290.85 | $831.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $290.85 | $831.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC STREP GROUP A AG | $293.30 | $838.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC STREP GROUP A AG | $293.30 | $838.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION; STREPTOCOCCUS, GROUP A | $298.71 | $459.56 | $40.77–$125.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT OPTICAOBSERVATION; STREPTOCCUS GROUP A | $298.71 | $459.56 | $40.77–$125.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Laboratory Services | $298.71 | $459.56 | $40.77–$125.01 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.55, median $110.76, highest $298.71 — a 25.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $110.76. 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 2 of 12 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.