Rapid strep test cost in Youngstown, OH
In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $39.60 to $48.00, with a median of $43.80. The lowest listed price is at Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital — $4.20 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $57.20 at 92 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 — 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital lowest Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $39.60 | $66.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $48.00 | $80.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $48.00 | $80.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $39.60, median $43.80, highest $48.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $39.60. 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.