Rapid strep test cost in Pensacola, FL
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $18.72 to $38.07, with a median of $28.40. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart Hospital — $9.68 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $58.30 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Hospital lowest Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 UC-IMMUNO OPTICAL STREP A | $18.72 | $46.80 | $16.53–$44.80 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 QUICK STREP GROUP A ASSAY W/ OPTIC | $20.44 | $51.10 | $16.53–$44.80 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 RAPID GROUP A STREP ASSAY W- OPTIC | $22.72 | $56.80 | $16.53–$44.80 | 60% | — source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Rapid Strep A FIA | $38.07 | $253.80 | $14.68–$253.80 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 .Rapid Strep A POC | $38.07 | $253.80 | $14.68–$253.80 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Streptococcus A Antigen IA1 | $38.07 | $253.80 | $14.68–$253.80 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 RAPID STREP SCREEN | $46.24 | $115.60 | $16.53–$62.44 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.72, median $28.40, highest $38.07 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $88.83. 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 2 of 2 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.