Rapid strep test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $12.34 to $2,350.00, with a median of $43.16. The lowest price is at Hale County Hospital (Greensboro). The highest price is 190.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $43.16, is 27% below the US median of $59.00.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Alabama ranks 12th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 35 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87880. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.34Hale County Hospital
Median$43.16half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,350.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$30.82vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale County Hospital lowest Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL STREP A SCREEN NH | $12.34 | $15.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL STREP - IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS, GROUP A | $12.80 | $32.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic | $16.00 | $371.98 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $18.20 | $26.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL STREP A QUICK | $19.80 | $33.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC PBB STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $20.21 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC - RAPID STREP A SCREEN | $20.21 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Group A Rapid Strep | $23.00 | $94.00 | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $24.80 | $62.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL STREP A ANTIGEN | $25.00 | $50.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Strep A Test Rapid | $27.00 | $36.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Strep a Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep a Screen | $30.43 | $70.77 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Strep a Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep a Screen | $30.43 | $70.77 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL GROUP A STREP TEST | $37.88 | $75.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL GROUP A STREP TEST | $37.88 | $75.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $39.75 | $265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Rapid Strep (ED Charge) | $42.90 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL STREP A | $43.16 | $166.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL MICRO STREP A RAPID TEST | $44.03 | $51.80 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $45.12 | $112.79 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL RAPID STREP A | $47.45 | $73.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $47.70 | $265.01 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL RAPID STREP TEST (GROUP A) | $76.00 | $76.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL RAPID STREP TEST (GROUP A) | $76.00 | $76.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL STREP A QUICK | $77.22 | $128.70 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital one side Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL LAB-RAPID STREP | $99.00 | $99.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $99.00 | $99.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $99.00 | $99.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-RAPID STREP | $99.00 | $99.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $100.15 | $1,112.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL *HC POC STREP A SCREEN | $103.36 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $148.63 | $825.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $344.25 | $2,868.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL ILLUMINATOR PHASTIPP DISP | $2,350.00 | $2,350.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL ILLUMINATOR PHASTIPP DISP | $2,350.00 | $2,350.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $47.70 | $1,213.00 |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $27.00 | $30.43 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $39.75 | $42.44 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $16.00 | $180.12 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $19.80 | $48.51 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $43.16 | $71.08 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $12.34 | $25.11 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $42.90 | $42.90 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $103.36 | $103.36 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $148.63 | $148.63 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $100.15 | $100.15 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $37.88 | $37.88 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $20.21 | $20.21 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $12.80 | $12.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $44.03 | $44.03 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $24.80 | $24.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $20.21 | $20.21 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually in other states
- Alaska$87.87
- Arizona$30.50
- Arkansas$26.65
- California$107.89
- Colorado$142.19
- Connecticut$46.63
- Delaware$114.75
- District of Columbia$102.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$114.40
- Georgia$72.10
- Hawaii$55.50
- Idaho$61.51
- Illinois$61.00
- Indiana$77.70
- Iowa$53.90
- Kansas$72.00
- Kentucky$59.26
- Louisiana$26.55
- Maine$39.60
- Maryland$72.37
- Massachusetts$64.37
- Michigan$53.55
- Minnesota$54.56
- Mississippi$34.50
- Missouri$45.01
- Montana$48.75
- Nebraska$48.90
- Nevada$35.77
- New Hampshire$77.90
- New Jersey$18.18
- New Mexico$66.00
- New York$40.00
- North Carolina$57.25
- North Dakota$78.65
- Ohio$57.20
- Oklahoma$48.56
- Oregon$54.75
- Pennsylvania$63.30
- Puerto Rico$37.50
- Rhode Island$27.65, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$87.50
- South Dakota$75.65
- Tennessee$36.00
- Texas$98.80
- Utah$112.60
- Vermont$67.00
- Virginia$89.50
- Washington$72.05
- West Virginia$40.75
- Wisconsin$45.58
- Wyoming$53.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.