Rapid strep test cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $17.64 to $125.58, with a median of $125.58. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $107.94 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $48.75 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RHC RAPID STREP | $17.64 | $36.00 | $15.48–$36.70 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $48.75 | $75.00 | $12.40–$193.69 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $48.75 | $75.00 | $12.40–$193.69 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC STREP SCREEN | $96.53 | $197.00 | $16.53–$193.06 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC STREP SCREEN | $125.58 | $299.00 | $16.01–$254.15 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC STREP SCREEN | $125.58 | $299.00 | $16.01–$254.15 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC STREP SCREEN | $125.58 | $299.00 | $16.01–$254.15 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC STREP SCREEN | $125.58 | $299.00 | $16.01–$254.15 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC STREP SCREEN | $125.58 | $299.00 | $16.01–$254.15 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC STREP SCREEN | $125.58 | $299.00 | $16.01–$254.15 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.64, median $125.58, highest $125.58 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $125.58. 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 8 of 8 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.