Rapid strep test cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 68 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $8.25 to $849.18, with a median of $72.10. The lowest price is at Washington County Regional Medical Center (Sandersville). The highest price is 102.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $72.10, is 22% above the US median of $59.00.
- That is 4.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Georgia ranks 36th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 20 of 68 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.25Washington County Regional Medical Center
Median$72.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$849.18in Georgia
Lowest saves$63.85vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Regional Medical Center lowest Sandersville · Sandersville, GA STREP SCREEN | $8.25 | $16.50 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Southwell Medical Center Adel · Adel, GA Rapid Group A Strep Screen | $8.27 | $16.53 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic | $16.00 | $82.65 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $18.50 | $37.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA STREP SCREEN (GROUP A STREP) | $19.09 | $31.82 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA Strep A Standard | $27.50 | $55.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA Infect antigen immuno strep group A | $27.60 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA Infect antigen immuno strep group A | $27.60 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA Strep A Standard | $29.00 | $58.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Streptococcus A | $31.20 | $48.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton · Clayton, GA STREP SCREEN | $33.20 | $83.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB RAPID STREP A AG | $34.34 | $116.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA STREP SCREEN RAPID | $38.50 | $55.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Irwin County Hospital Ocilla · Ocilla, GA STREP SCREEN | $39.38 | $78.75 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| Wills Memorial Hospital Washington · Washington, GA Strep A (Sofia) | $40.95 | $58.50 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA Rapid Group A Strep Screen | $46.00 | $92.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Streptococcus A | $49.40 | $76.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $51.50 | $103.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.50 | $111.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.60 | $139.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.60 | $139.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.60 | $139.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $55.60 | $139.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Flint River Community Hospital Montezuma · Montezuma, GA RAPID STREP SCREEN | $57.75 | $77.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center Douglas · Douglas, GA STREP-A | $65.96 | $97.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $72.10 | $240.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Strep a W Dir Optic Obv | $75.90 | $253.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Strep A Screen 87880 | $76.00 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Strep A Screen 87880 | $76.00 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC STREP A W DIR OPTIC OBV | $76.00 | $152.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Streptococcus A | $78.65 | $121.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA STREP A SCREEN | $90.95 | $107.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC STREP A OPTICAL IA | $121.28 | $121.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $123.75 | $165.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $123.75 | $165.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus Lakeland · Valdosta, GA STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $123.75 | $165.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA STREP A ANTIGEN SCREEN | $133.00 | $133.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Rapid Strep | $164.00 | $164.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Rapid Strep | $164.00 | $164.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Rapid Strep | $164.00 | $164.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $185.00 | $370.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur 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 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 |
| Emory University 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 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown 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 |
| 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 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Rapid Strep | $343.00 | $343.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA STREP A OPTICAL IA | $359.00 | $359.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA STREP A OPTICAL IA | $362.25 | $362.25 | Sep 1, 2026 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 27 | $16.00 | $72.10 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 3 | $51.50 | $72.10 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $18.50 | $76.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $72.10 | $75.38 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $72.10 | $72.10 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $185.00 | $517.09 |
| Valdosta, GA | 2 | $123.75 | $123.75 |
| Adel, GA | 1 | $8.27 | $8.27 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $121.28 | $121.28 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $38.50 | $38.50 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $27.60 | $27.60 |
| Clayton, GA | 1 | $33.20 | $33.20 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $363.47 | $363.47 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $34.34 | $34.34 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $90.95 | $90.95 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $363.47 | $363.47 |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $65.96 | $65.96 |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $362.25 | $362.25 |
| Greenboro, GA | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 |
| Montezuma, GA | 1 | $57.75 | $57.75 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $55.50 | $55.50 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $123.75 | $123.75 |
| Ocilla, GA | 1 | $39.38 | $39.38 |
| Sandersville, GA | 1 | $8.25 | $8.25 |
| Savannah, GA | 1 | $359.00 | $359.00 |
| Thomasville, GA | 1 | $27.60 | $27.60 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $19.09 | $19.09 |
| Washington, GA | 1 | $40.95 | $40.95 |
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
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Rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually in other states
- Alabama$43.16
- 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
- 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.