Rapid strep test cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $7.00 to $336.00, with a median of $30.50. The lowest price is at Tucson Medical Center (Tucson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 48.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $30.50, is 48% below the US median of $59.00.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Arizona ranks 4th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 46 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.00Tucson Medical Center + 1 more
Median$30.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$336.00in Arizona
Lowest saves$23.50vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Strep Group a Direct OP | $7.00 | $25.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital lowest Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Strep Group a Direct OP | $7.00 | $25.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $8.15 | $50.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $8.20 | $50.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson · Tucson, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $8.35 | $50.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ STREP A IA AG OPTIC | $8.54 | $33.06 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $9.10 | $50.00 | Sep 19, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $9.20 | $50.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $10.05 | $50.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $10.35 | $50.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $11.05 | $50.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $11.15 | $50.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson · Tucson, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $11.70 | $50.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $12.20 | $50.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $12.65 | $50.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $13.40 | $50.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $13.55 | $50.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $16.80 | $50.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.01 | $70.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Benson Hospital Benson · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ STREP SCREEN | $23.52 | $49.00 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner Payson Medical Center Payson · Payson, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $23.65 | $50.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Rapid Strep POC | $26.40 | $33.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Page Hospital Page · Flagstaff, AZ LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $28.00 | $50.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ STREPTOCOCCUS A IA AG OPTIC | $33.00 | $177.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ STREP GRP A RAPID | $37.47 | $111.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ STREPTOCOCCUS A IA AG OPTIC | $40.03 | $177.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $49.50 | $274.99 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville · Springerville, AZ RAPID STREP SCREEN | $52.14 | $91.48 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC POCT STREP, GROUP A, ASSAY W/OPTIC | $53.95 | $83.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $55.62 | $309.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $58.10 | $166.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ STREP A IA AG OPTIC | $60.87 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ STREP A IA AG OPTIC | $60.87 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $74.16 | $309.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $74.16 | $309.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center Show Low · Show Low, AZ STREP SCREEN | $86.11 | $86.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | $163.20 | $272.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Strep, Group A Detection By Immunoassay W/ Direct Optical Observ | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 29 | $8.15 | $19.01 |
| Tucson, AZ | 8 | $7.00 | $30.60 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $58.10 | $110.65 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 2 | $23.52 | $24.96 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Payson, AZ | 1 | $23.65 | $23.65 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $52.14 | $52.14 |
| Show Low, AZ | 1 | $86.11 | $86.11 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $53.95 | $53.95 |
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
- Alaska$87.87
- 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.