Rapid strep test cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 87 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $14.50 to $388.85, with a median of $61.00. The lowest price is at Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 26.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $61.00, is 3% above the US median of $59.00.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Illinois ranks 28th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 22 of 87 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$14.50Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook + 3 more
Median$61.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$388.85in Illinois
Lowest saves$46.50vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook lowest Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $14.50 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks lowest Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $14.50 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale lowest Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $14.50 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange lowest La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $14.50 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN RAPID STREP SCREEN - GROUP A | $16.00 | $184.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $16.00 | $83.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN RAPID STREP SCREEN - GROUP A | $16.00 | $125.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $22.93 | $81.90 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $24.75 | $41.25 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboror · McLeansboror, IL HC LAB STREP A POCT PBB BILL | $27.53 | $30.58 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN IMMUNO OPTICAL STREP A | $29.40 | $42.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL HC THROAT RAPID BETASTREP A ANTGN | $31.65 | $166.56 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Blessing Hospital Quincy · Quincy, IL-MO CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $31.81 | $53.01 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Strep a Assay W/Optic | $31.85 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Strep a Assay W/Optic | $31.85 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Rosiclare · Rosiclare, IL CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $32.40 | $36.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Infect Agnt Detect Streptococcus a (Mrapia) | $33.25 | $175.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Rapid Strep Test - OP | $33.25 | $175.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana · Taylorville, IL Strep A (Sofia) POCT | $35.00 | $35.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Rapid Strep Test - OP | $40.25 | $175.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN POC STREP SCREEN | $42.50 | $85.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN POC STREP SCREEN | $42.50 | $85.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN POC STREP SCREEN | $42.50 | $85.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN POC STREP SCREEN | $42.50 | $85.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN POC STREP SCREEN | $42.50 | $85.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN POC STREP SCREEN | $42.50 | $85.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN POC STREP SCREEN | $42.50 | $85.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN POC STREP SCREEN | $42.50 | $85.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $43.07 | $179.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $43.66 | $164.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Rock Island Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $43.80 | $54.74 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H RAPID STREP A | $48.30 | $69.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC OFFICE PERFORMED | $49.00 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC OFFICE PERFORMED | $49.00 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC OFFICE PERFORMED | $49.00 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | $50.84 | $82.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Hopedale Medical Complex Hopedale · Peoria, IL STREP A ANTIGEN | $51.61 | $73.73 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $52.00 | $65.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC OPTICAL STREP | $56.88 | $79.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL HC THROAT RAPID BETASTREP A ANTGN | $59.84 | $161.71 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville, IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $60.00 | $60.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Nashville · Nashville, IL HC LAB STREP A POCT | $60.00 | $75.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL STREP TEST-RAPID | $61.00 | $61.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $61.49 | $102.49 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL LCHG STREP A SCREEN DIRECT IMMUNO | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Rapid Strep A Antigen | $64.37 | $189.31 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL X RHC STREP SCREEN, RAPID | $66.00 | $66.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation Eldorado · Eldorado, IL HC RAPID STREP CLINIC | $67.50 | $90.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton · St. Louis, MO-IL STREP-DIRECT ANTIGEN GRP A | $70.40 | $140.80 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville · St. Louis, MO-IL STREP-DIRECT ANTIGEN GRP A | $71.95 | $143.90 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL BETA STREP SCREEN | $80.00 | $100.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Sparta Community Hospital Sparta · Sparta, IL STREP SCREEN | $80.25 | $80.25 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Rapid Strep A Antigen | $82.96 | $244.00 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Strep a Antigen, Immunoassay W/Optic | $84.70 | $121.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $87.30 | $97.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Strep a Assay W/Optic | $92.00 | $92.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Streptococcus, Group A | $92.00 | $92.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC - RAPID STREP A SCREEN | $93.88 | $156.46 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Strep A Assay W/Optic | $100.00 | $100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC OPTICAL STREP | $100.08 | $139.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN STREP GROUP A, IMMUNOASSY | $100.91 | $100.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $102.90 | $102.90 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville · St. Louis, MO-IL RAPID STREP SCREEN | $104.30 | $149.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC OPTICAL STREP | $105.12 | $146.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC OPTICAL STREP | $105.12 | $146.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $106.28 | $141.71 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $111.60 | $124.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Rapid Strep Test (POCT) | $113.40 | $162.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Rapid Strep Test (POCT) | $113.40 | $162.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Rapid Strep Test (POCT) | $113.40 | $162.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC OPTICAL STREP A IMMUNO | $117.36 | $163.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Rochelle Community Hospital Rochelle · Rochelle, IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $125.00 | $125.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Strep a Antigen | $133.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Strep a Antigen | $133.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Strep a Antigen | $133.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Strep a Antigen | $133.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC OPTICAL STREP | $144.72 | $201.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN STREP A | $153.12 | $191.40 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $176.00 | $176.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN RAPID STREPTOCOCCUS A | $185.00 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC INFECT AGENT ANTIGEN RAPID STREPTOCOCCUS A | $185.00 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital Hoopeston · Danville, IL Streptococcus, Group A | $221.00 | $221.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Strep a Assay W/Optic | $221.00 | $221.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC OPTICAL STREP | $259.92 | $361.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Richland Memorial Hospital Olney · Olney, IL Streptococcus, Group A | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN STREP A ASSAY W-OPTI | $388.85 | $388.85 | Mar 31, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 46 | $14.50 | $45.68 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 9 | $24.75 | $71.95 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $66.00 | $143.50 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $43.80 | $65.55 |
| Peoria, IL | 2 | $51.61 | $71.80 |
| Anna, IL | 1 | $59.84 | $59.84 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Carrollton, IL | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $176.00 | $176.00 |
| Danville, IL | 1 | $221.00 | $221.00 |
| Eldorado, IL | 1 | $67.50 | $67.50 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Flora, IL | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $43.66 | $43.66 |
| Litchfield, IL | 1 | $259.92 | $259.92 |
| McLeansboror, IL | 1 | $27.53 | $27.53 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $31.65 | $31.65 |
| Nashville, IL | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Olney, IL | 1 | $320.00 | $320.00 |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Pittsfield, IL | 1 | $93.88 | $93.88 |
| Quincy, IL-MO | 1 | $31.81 | $31.81 |
| Rosiclare, IL | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Rushville, IL | 1 | $111.60 | $111.60 |
| Rochelle, IL | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Shelbyville, IL | 1 | $100.08 | $100.08 |
| Sparta, IL | 1 | $80.25 | $80.25 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $117.36 | $117.36 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Taylorville, IL | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
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
- Georgia$72.10
- Hawaii$55.50
- Idaho$61.51
- 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.