Lab tests CPT 87880 Outpatient

Rapid strep test cost in Warrensburg, MO

In Warrensburg, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $25.00 to $25.00, with a median of $25.00. Across Missouri, the median is $53.30 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 1, 2024.

Lowest$25.00Western Missouri Medical Center
Median$25.00half pay less
Highest$25.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg, MO · (660) 747-2500 Strep A Screen $25.00 $44.30 — 44% Dec 1, 2024
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Outpatient: lowest $25.00, median $25.00, highest $25.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $25.00. 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.