Rapid strep test cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 15 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $12.50 to $144.30, with a median of $48.56. The lowest listed price is at Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital — $36.06 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $48.56 at 52 hospitals.
- The median here, $48.56, is 18% below the US median of $59.00.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 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 Mar 4, 2025 and Nov 3, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $50.00 | $12.50–$43.80 | 75% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Noncdm Charge Record File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Noncdm Charge Record File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 RAPID STREP POC File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $40.00 | $50.00 | $14.70–$115.00 | 20% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $78.00 | $12.89–$78.00 | 40% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 RAPID STREP A THROAT- 45316+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $48.56 | $131.25 | $12.77–$65.63 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 RAPID STREP A THROAT- 45316+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $48.56 | $131.25 | $12.77–$65.63 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 RAPID STREP A THROAT- 45316+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $48.56 | $131.25 | $12.77–$65.63 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 RAPID STREP A THROAT- 45316+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $48.56 | $131.25 | $12.77–$65.63 | 63% |
| Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner, OK · (918) 485-5514 STREP GRP A AG QL EIA File of Jan 26, 2026 · source file | $56.00 | $112.00 | $14.70–$112.00 | 50% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $60.60 | $202.00 | $14.70–$157.56 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Strep A Assay File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.44 | $183.60 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Strep A Assay File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.44 | $183.60 | — | 60% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $85.20 | $284.00 | $6.94–$227.20 | 70% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 STREP A SCREEN File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $92.00 | $115.00 | $14.70–$115.00 | 20% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $107.10 | $357.00 | $9.92–$357.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $138.90 | $463.00 | $14.70–$463.00 | 70% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $144.30 | $481.00 | $6.94–$481.00 | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.50, median $48.56, highest $144.30 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $52.28. 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 13 of 13 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.