Rapid strep test cost in Maine
In Maine, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $14.49 to $130.25, with a median of $39.60. The lowest price is at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital (Presque Isle). The highest price is 9.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $39.60, is 33% below the US median of $59.00.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Maine ranks 9th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 27 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$14.49Northern Light AR Gould Hospital
Median$39.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$130.25in Maine
Lowest saves$25.11vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital lowest Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME RAPID STREP SCREEN | $14.49 | $69.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC STREP A ASSAY RAPID STREP | $15.60 | $60.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME RAPID STREP POC | $15.84 | $48.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $16.00 | $127.50 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Rapid Strep POC | $17.25 | $69.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME STREP TEST | $17.34 | $51.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Strep A Rapid Test | $30.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $34.40 | $34.40 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $36.00 | $127.50 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME QUICK STREP | $36.00 | $60.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME Strep A Clinic POC (RE) | $38.70 | $43.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $39.00 | $127.50 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME RAPID GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL | $39.00 | $78.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $39.60 | $44.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME PVPC RAPID STREP | $43.36 | $54.20 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC BETA STREP SCREEN | $52.44 | $138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Strep A Screen | $53.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $53.90 | $53.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $55.45 | $55.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $61.70 | $61.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME QUICKVUE RAPID STREP SCREEN | $69.35 | $73.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC BETA STREP SCREEN | $70.89 | $139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME STREPT SCREEN | $75.00 | $108.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $105.55 | $105.55 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $114.90 | $114.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $126.60 | $126.60 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $130.25 | $130.25 | Oct 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 6 | $15.60 | $37.50 |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $39.60 | $43.36 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $16.00 | $34.22 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $38.70 | $38.70 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $105.55 | $105.55 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $126.60 | $126.60 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $15.84 | $15.84 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $17.25 | $17.25 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $114.90 | $114.90 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $69.35 | $69.35 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $130.25 | $130.25 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $17.34 | $17.34 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $14.49 | $14.49 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $55.45 | $55.45 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
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
What rapid strep test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid strep test explained.
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
- Kentucky$59.26
- Louisiana$26.55
- 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.