Lab tests CPT 87880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rapid strep test cost in Norwalk, OH — inpatient

In Norwalk, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually as an inpatient: from $103.20 to $103.20, with a median of $103.20. Across Ohio, the median is $57.20 at 92 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 — and —.

Lowest$103.20Mercy Health Willard Hospital
Median$103.20half pay less
Highest$103.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Willard Hospital Willard, OH · (419) 964-5000 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A $103.20 $172.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $103.20, median $103.20, highest $103.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $61.20 — 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.