Rapid strep test cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $17.50 to $849.18, with a median of $169.00. The lowest price is at Atrium Health Navicent Peach (Byron). The highest price is 48.5× the lowest.
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 Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$17.50Atrium Health Navicent Peach
Median$169.00half pay less
Highest$849.18in Georgia
Lowest saves$151.50vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach lowest Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $17.50 | $35.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA Strep A Standard | $27.50 | $55.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA Strep A Standard | $29.00 | $58.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $48.50 | $97.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Central Georgia Rehabilitation Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $48.50 | $97.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $53.00 | $106.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center Douglas · Douglas, GA STREP-A | $65.96 | $97.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $76.00 | $152.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Strep A Screen 87880 | $76.00 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry · Warner Robins, GA Strep A Screen 87880 | $76.00 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC STREP A W DIR OPTIC OBV | $76.00 | $152.00 | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Rapid Strep | $164.00 | $164.00 | — source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $174.00 | $348.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $201.00 | $201.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $363.47 | $363.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $363.47 | $363.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $849.18 | $849.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 10 | $76.00 | $201.00 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $17.50 | $76.00 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 2 | $48.50 | $48.50 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $174.00 | $511.59 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $363.47 | $363.47 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $363.47 | $363.47 |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $65.96 | $65.96 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
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.
Rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually in other states
- Alabama$43.47
- Alaska$95.94
- Arizona$15.18
- Arkansas$36.75
- California$110.76
- Colorado$40.75
- Connecticut$41.25
- Delaware$114.75
- Florida$58.30
- Hawaii$111.90
- Idaho$74.00
- Illinois$47.50
- Indiana$84.14
- Iowa$35.20
- Kansas$96.00
- Kentucky$143.36
- Louisiana$14.40
- Maine$36.00
- Maryland$78.25
- Massachusetts$64.37
- Michigan$59.00
- Minnesota$50.87
- Mississippi$68.15
- Missouri$53.30
- Montana$64.00
- Nebraska$48.75
- Nevada$24.60
- New Hampshire$48.12
- New Jersey$19.01
- New Mexico$94.69
- New York$36.20
- North Carolina$58.00
- North Dakota$79.56
- Ohio$57.20
- Oklahoma$48.56
- Oregon$44.09
- Pennsylvania$60.60
- Rhode Island$51.50
- South Carolina$113.00
- South Dakota$47.20
- Tennessee$34.50
- Texas$105.66
- Utah$50.89
- Vermont$64.96
- Virginia$89.50
- Washington$72.10
- West Virginia$42.00
- Wisconsin$45.58
- Wyoming$35.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.