Rapid strep test cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 28 hospitals list a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $16.00 to $343.00, with a median of $74.00. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $58.00 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $72.10 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 18 cities for code 87880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic | $16.00 | $82.65 | $10.99–$82.65 | 81% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.60 | $139.00 | $16.53–$19.84 | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.60 | $139.00 | $16.53–$18.18 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.60 | $139.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.60 | $139.00 | $16.53–$18.18 | 60% | — source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $7.59–$204.30 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $14.88–$204.30 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $7.59–$223.53 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $14.88–$204.30 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $10.77–$216.32 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $14.88–$216.32 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $14.88–$180.26 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $14.88–$204.30 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | $7.59–$204.30 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $75.90 | $253.00 | $10.77–$227.70 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC STREP A W DIR OPTIC OBV | $76.00 | $152.00 | $45.60–$136.80 | 50% | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Rapid Strep | $164.00 | $164.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Rapid Strep | $164.00 | $164.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Rapid Strep | $164.00 | $164.00 | — | — | — source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Rapid Strep | $343.00 | $343.00 | $16.87–$233.55 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.00, median $74.00, highest $343.00 — a 21.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $75.90. 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 12 of 16 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 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.