Rapid strep test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 70 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $12.40 to $412.44, with a median of $59.26. The lowest price is at Jennie Stuart Medical Center (Hopkinsville). The highest price is 33.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $59.26, is about the same as the US median of $59.00.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Kentucky ranks 27th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 70 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$12.40Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Median$59.26half of hospitals charge less
Highest$412.44in Kentucky
Lowest saves$46.86vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center lowest Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC THROAT RAPID BETASTREP A ANTGN | $12.40 | $40.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY STREP SCREEN PHYSICIAN PRACTICE | $18.00 | $30.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY STREP SCREEN | $19.58 | $24.48 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $24.75 | $33.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC THROAT RAPID BETASTREP A ANTGN | $25.07 | $192.79 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $27.30 | $42.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $27.30 | $42.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $28.12 | $37.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $29.23 | $41.75 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY RAPID STREP A ANTIGEN | $30.00 | $50.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY RAPID STREP A ANTIGEN | $30.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY RAPID STREP A ANTIGEN | $30.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY RAPID STREP A ANTIGEN | $30.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN STREP A AG EIA. | $33.60 | $140.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Rapid Strep POC | $33.90 | $56.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $34.20 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN STREP A AG EIA. | $35.28 | $98.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $37.85 | $45.60 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB STREP SCREEN BETA DIRECT | $44.40 | $222.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB STREP SCREEN BETA DIRECT | $44.40 | $222.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB STREP SCREEN BETA DIRECT | $44.40 | $222.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB STREP SCREEN BETA DIRECT | $44.40 | $222.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB STREP SCREEN BETA DIRECT | $44.40 | $222.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB STREP SCREEN BETA DIRECT | $44.40 | $222.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Rapid Strep a Ag | $45.06 | $93.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB POCT RAPID STREP | $49.59 | $49.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Rapid Strep a Ag | $49.86 | $132.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | $58.01 | $145.02 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $60.50 | $121.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Strep A Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep A Screen | $62.42 | $156.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $63.60 | $106.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $63.60 | $106.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $63.60 | $106.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $63.60 | $106.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY STREP A ASSAY W OPTIC | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG POCT RAPID STREP TEST | $65.16 | $162.90 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Rapid Strep a Ag | $68.02 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Rapid Strep a Ag | $68.07 | $194.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $71.40 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB RAPID STREP A AG | $71.84 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | $76.78 | $191.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Rapid Strep a Ag | $76.93 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | $83.92 | $209.81 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Rapid Strep a Ag | $86.09 | $204.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Rapid Strep a Ag | $86.90 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | $92.64 | $231.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $95.38 | $251.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | $106.84 | $267.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY RAPID STREP A ANTIGEN | $114.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $125.45 | $193.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $126.47 | $210.78 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $143.36 | $191.14 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $164.25 | $365.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $164.25 | $365.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC STREP A RAPID SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL OBSERVATION | $164.52 | $164.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | $169.43 | $423.58 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $412.44 | $687.40 | Sep 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $33.60 | $44.40 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $62.42 | $76.93 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $19.20 | $105.72 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $19.20 | $41.40 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $28.12 | $58.23 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $33.90 | $34.20 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 2 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $65.16 | $238.80 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $29.23 | $29.23 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $49.59 | $49.59 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $12.40 | $12.40 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $143.36 | $143.36 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $58.01 | $58.01 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $60.50 | $60.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $126.47 | $126.47 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $19.58 | $19.58 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $44.40 | $44.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $92.64 | $92.64 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $24.75 | $24.75 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $25.07 | $25.07 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $106.84 | $106.84 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $63.60 | $63.60 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $49.86 | $49.86 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $125.45 | $125.45 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $37.85 | $37.85 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $63.60 | $63.60 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
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
- Illinois$61.00
- Indiana$77.70
- Iowa$53.90
- Kansas$72.00
- 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.