Rapid strep test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $22.50 to $151.25, with a median of $48.90. The lowest price is at Saunders Medical Center (Wahoo). The highest price is 6.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $48.90, is 17% below the US median of $59.00.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- Nebraska ranks 18th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 34 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$22.50Saunders Medical Center
Median$48.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$151.25in Nebraska
Lowest saves$26.40vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA STREP SCREEN GROUP A | $22.50 | $30.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Rapid Strep Poc | $26.00 | $26.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Strep | $29.00 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC RAPID STREP | $29.52 | $36.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Strep A Poct | $30.00 | $38.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC RAPID STREP | $30.96 | $36.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC RAPID STREP | $31.16 | $38.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC STREP SCREEN | $31.92 | $57.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC STREP SCREEN | $34.22 | $59.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB DET AG IA STREP GROUP A IMM OPT | $34.35 | $50.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Cln Strep A | $37.00 | $46.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $38.40 | $48.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC STREP SCREEN | $40.02 | $87.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE STREP GROUP A VISUAL | $42.30 | $47.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $43.20 | $48.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $48.75 | $75.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $48.75 | $75.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE STREP SCREEN | $49.05 | $54.50 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $49.50 | $49.50 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $58.56 | $58.56 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Strep A (Sofia) | $79.00 | $88.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Chg Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $86.00 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Strep Poc Brady | $86.00 | $95.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB BETA STREP SCREEN | $93.60 | $156.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Strep A Screen | $97.25 | $101.30 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Rapid Strep A Screen 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $105.00 | $105.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC STREP SCREEN | $113.28 | $236.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Strep A Screen | $124.95 | $147.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC STREP SCREEN | $128.57 | $299.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC STREP SCREEN | $128.57 | $299.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC STREP SCREEN | $128.57 | $299.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC STREP SCREEN | $128.57 | $299.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for Streptococcus, group A (strep) | $151.25 | $151.25 | Jul 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 7 | $22.50 | $128.57 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $29.00 | $86.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $31.92 | $68.46 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $30.00 | $32.11 |
| Lincoln, NE | 2 | $40.02 | $76.65 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $30.96 | $40.23 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $38.40 | $38.40 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $79.00 | $79.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $29.52 | $29.52 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $58.56 | $58.56 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $49.05 | $49.05 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $31.16 | $31.16 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $34.35 | $34.35 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $42.30 | $42.30 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $124.95 | $124.95 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $151.25 | $151.25 |
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
- Maine$39.60
- Maryland$72.37
- Massachusetts$64.37
- Michigan$53.55
- Minnesota$54.56
- Mississippi$34.50
- Missouri$45.01
- Montana$48.75
- 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.