Rapid strep test cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $27.60 to $143.00, with a median of $87.87. The lowest price is at Mat-Su Valley Medical Center (Palmer). The highest price is 5.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $87.87, is 49% above the US median of $59.00.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Alaska ranks 43rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 10 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 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.60Mat-Su Valley Medical Center
Median$87.87half of hospitals charge less
Highest$143.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$60.27vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center lowest Palmer · Anchorage, AK Streptococcus A Antigen IA1 | $27.60 | $92.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova · Cordova, AK CLINIC RAPID STREP TEST | $61.00 | $122.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $72.54 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $78.78 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $79.79 | $106.39 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A # | $95.94 | $123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $98.87 | $104.07 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $120.00 | $120.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A LAB | $131.82 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $143.00 | $143.00 | Oct 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 3 | $27.60 | $78.78 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $98.87 | $98.87 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $79.79 | $79.79 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $131.82 | $131.82 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $72.54 | $72.54 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $95.94 | $95.94 |
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
What rapid strep test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid strep test explained.
Rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually in other states
- Alabama$43.16
- 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.