Rapid strep test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $22.66 to $115.71, with a median of $50.87. The lowest price is at Fairview Bethesda Hospital (St. Paul). The highest price is 5.1× 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$22.66Fairview Bethesda Hospital
Median$50.87half pay less
Highest$115.71in Minnesota
Lowest saves$28.21vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC STREP GROUP A ANTIGEN (RAPID) | $22.66 | $56.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC STREP GROUP A ANTIGEN (RAPID) | $24.02 | $56.50 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC STREP GROUP A ANTIGEN (RAPID) | $24.02 | $56.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAPID STREP A THROAT-SAT | $25.76 | $46.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAPID STREP A THROAT-SAT | $25.76 | $46.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAPID STREP A THROAT-SAT | $25.76 | $46.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG RAPID STREP A THROAT-SAT | $25.76 | $46.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAPID STREP A THROAT-SAT | $28.22 | $58.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · St. Paul, MN HCHG RAPID STREP A THROAT-SAT | $28.22 | $58.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAPID STREP A THROAT-SAT | $28.22 | $58.80 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $31.72 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC RAPID STREP GROUP A SCREEN POCT | $32.48 | $80.98 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC RAPID STREP GROUP A SCREEN POCT | $32.48 | $80.98 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC RAPID STREP GROUP A SCREEN POCT | $32.48 | $80.98 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC RAPID STREP GROUP A SCREEN POCT | $32.48 | $80.98 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC RAPID STREP GROUP A SCREEN POCT | $32.49 | $81.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $32.49 | $81.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAPID STREP A THROAT-SAT | $32.65 | $58.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC RAPID STREP GROUP A SCREEN POCT | $34.42 | $80.98 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $46.40 | $58.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $49.43 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Strep a Assay W/Optic | $50.63 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $50.87 | $81.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $52.00 | $65.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $53.46 | $81.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $53.46 | $81.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $53.46 | $81.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $56.53 | $84.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $56.80 | $71.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $64.19 | $118.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $66.40 | $83.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $66.40 | $83.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $69.47 | $94.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $69.47 | $94.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $69.47 | $94.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $69.47 | $94.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $69.47 | $94.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $69.47 | $94.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $69.47 | $94.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $80.00 | $100.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $80.00 | $100.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $80.80 | $101.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $97.11 | $118.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $106.56 | $288.00 | — source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS | $115.71 | $190.00 | Jun 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 14 | $22.66 | $32.48 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 8 | $24.02 | $53.46 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $24.02 | $46.74 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 2 | $66.40 | $66.40 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $69.47 | $69.47 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $56.53 | $56.53 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $49.43 | $49.43 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $25.76 | $25.76 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $69.47 | $69.47 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $69.47 | $69.47 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $80.80 | $80.80 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $32.65 | $32.65 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $50.63 | $50.63 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $25.76 | $25.76 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $115.71 | $115.71 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $69.47 | $69.47 |
| St. Paul, MN | 1 | $28.22 | $28.22 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $97.11 | $97.11 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $56.80 | $56.80 |
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
- Kentucky$143.36
- Louisiana$14.40
- Maine$36.00
- Maryland$78.25
- Massachusetts$64.37
- Michigan$59.00
- 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.