Rapid strep test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $20.30 to $164.52, with a median of $143.36. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 8.1× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$20.30Deaconess Henderson Hospital + 1 more
Median$143.36half pay less
Highest$164.52in Kentucky
Lowest saves$123.06vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $20.30 | $58.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County lowest Morganfield · Morganfield, KY CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $20.30 | $58.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $34.20 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB STREP SCREEN BETA DIRECT | $44.40 | $222.00 | Feb 11, 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 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG POCT RAPID STREP TEST | $65.16 | $162.90 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $71.40 | $119.00 | — 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 17, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 |
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 | 3 | $44.40 | $143.36 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $143.36 | $153.94 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $62.42 | $102.89 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $34.20 | $88.78 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $71.40 | $107.38 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $143.36 | $143.36 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $20.30 | $20.30 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $65.16 | $65.16 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $20.30 | $20.30 |
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
- Georgia$169.00
- Hawaii$111.90
- Idaho$74.00
- Illinois$47.50
- Indiana$84.14
- Iowa$35.20
- Kansas$96.00
- 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.