Rapid strep test cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $35.40 to $76.96, with a median of $60.84. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $25.44 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $48.12 at 6 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 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP RAPID STREP | $35.40 | $59.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC BETA STREP SCREEN | $60.84 | $156.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $76.96 | $208.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Poc-Rapid Strep A | $76.96 | $208.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.40, median $60.84, highest $76.96 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $60.84. 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.