Lab tests CPT 87880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rapid strep test cost in Youngstown, OH — inpatient

In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually as an inpatient: from $39.60 to $39.60, with a median of $39.60. The lowest listed price is at Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $57.20 at 92 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$39.60Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital + 1 more
Median$39.60half pay less
Highest$39.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $39.60Highest $39.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A $39.60 $66.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A $39.60 $66.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital lowest Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A $39.60 $66.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $39.60, median $39.60, highest $39.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $43.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.