Lab tests CPT 87880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rapid strep test cost in Cordova, AK — inpatient

In Cordova, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually as an inpatient: from $61.00 to $61.00, with a median of $61.00. Across Alaska, the median is $87.87 at 10 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$61.00Cordova Community Medical Center
Median$61.00half pay less
Highest$61.00in 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 Cordova, AK.

median
Lowest $61.00Highest $64.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Cordova Community Medical Center lowest Cordova, AK · (907) 424-8000 CLINIC RAPID STREP TEST $61.00 $122.00 — 50% —
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Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova, AK · (907) 424-8000 STREP RAPID SCREEN $64.50 $129.00 — 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $61.00, median $61.00, highest $61.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $61.00 — 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.