Lab tests CPT 87880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rapid strep test cost in Greenville, ME — inpatient

In Greenville, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually as an inpatient: from $39.00 to $39.00, with a median of $39.00. Across Maine, the median is $36.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$39.00Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital
Median$39.00half pay less
Highest$39.00in 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 Greenville, ME.

median
Lowest $39.00Highest $39.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital lowest Greenville, ME · (207) 695-5209 RAPID STREP $39.00 $78.00 $50.70–$78.00 50% —
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Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital lowest Greenville, ME · (207) 695-5209 RAPID GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL $39.00 $78.00 $50.70–$78.00 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $39.00, median $39.00, highest $39.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $39.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.