Rapid strep test cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 22 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $13.60 to $1,785.50, with a median of $367.22. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital and 1 other hospital — $353.62 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $114.40 at 109 hospitals.
- The median here, $367.22, is 522% above the US median of $59.00.
- That is 22.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Tampa, FL ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 15 cities for code 87880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital lowest Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Group A Strep Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital lowest Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Group A Strep Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.60 | $34.00 | — | 60% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Rapid Strep Test In Office File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.05 | $103.00 | — | 65% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Strep A Immunoassay Bedside File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.25 | $275.00 | — | 65% |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.25 | $159.25 | — | — |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.87 | $176.87 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.96 | $273.96 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.96 | $273.96 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.96 | $273.96 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.96 | $273.96 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $330.03 | $330.03 | — | — |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $333.00 | $666.00 | $125.87–$666.00 | 50% |
| HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 384-1414 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A +3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $401.43 | $401.43 | $14.99–$369.32 | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital South Pasadena, FL · (727) 381-1000 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $401.43 | $401.43 | $16.53–$369.32 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 588-5200 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $455.75 | $455.75 | $16.53–$419.29 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo West Hospital Largo, FL · (727) 588-5200 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $455.75 | $455.75 | $16.53–$419.29 | — |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, FL · (352) 596-6632 STREP A OPTICAL IA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $687.87 | $687.87 | $32.33–$632.84 | — |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Brandon, FL · (813) 916-0600 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A Other Outpatient+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,298.03 | $1,298.03 | $16.53–$1,194.19 | — |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A UNSCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,313.85 | $1,313.85 | $16.53–$1,208.74 | — |
| HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 STREP A OPTICAL IA+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,313.85 | $1,313.85 | $14.99–$1,208.74 | — |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson, FL · (727) 819-2929 STREP A OPTICAL IA+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,425.78 | $1,425.78 | $16.53–$1,311.72 | — |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital St Petersburg, FL · (727) 521-5121 STREP A OPTICAL IA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,619.60 | $1,619.60 | $76.12–$1,490.03 | — |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital Tampa, FL · (727) 834-4900 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A +3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,785.50 | $1,785.50 | $14.99–$1,642.66 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $13.60, median $367.22, highest $1,785.50 — a 131.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $273.96. 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 1 of 12 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 rapid strep test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid strep test explained.