Rapid strep test cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $124.80 to $214.20, with a median of $127.20. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital — $2.40 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $89.50 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $124.80 | $208.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $127.20 | $212.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $127.20 | $212.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $127.20 | $212.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $214.20 | $714.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $124.80, median $127.20, highest $214.20 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $124.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.