Lab tests CPT 87880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rapid strep test cost in Medford, OR — inpatient

In Medford, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually as an inpatient: from $54.75 to $54.75, with a median of $54.75. Across Oregon, the median is $44.09 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$54.75Providence Medford Medical Center
Median$54.75half pay less
Highest$54.75in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Medford, OR.

median
Lowest $54.75Highest $54.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Medford Medical Center lowest Medford, OR · (541) 732-5000 HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB $54.75 $73.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Medford Medical Center lowest Medford, OR · (541) 732-5000 HC STREP GROUP A AG RFLX CULTURE $54.75 $73.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $54.75, median $54.75, highest $54.75.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $54.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.