Lab tests CPT 87880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rapid strep test cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually as an inpatient: from $13.60 to $285.00, with a median of $13.60. The lowest listed price is at South Lake Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $58.30 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities 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$13.60South Lake Hospital + 3 more
Median$13.60half pay less
Highest$285.00in this market
Difference21.0×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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

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Lowest $13.60Highest $294.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Group A Strep Screen $13.60 $34.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Group A Strep Screen $13.60 $34.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Group A Strep Screen $13.60 $34.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Group A Strep Screen $13.60 $34.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION $267.53 $267.53 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION $285.00 $285.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION, POC $294.00 $294.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.60, median $13.60, highest $285.00 — a 21.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $34.03 — 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.