Rapid strep test cost in New York
In New York, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $6.99 to $273.24, with a median of $36.20. The lowest price is at Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Elmira) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 39.1× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$6.99Arnot Ogden Medical Center + 2 more
Median$36.20half pay less
Highest$273.24in New York
Lowest saves$29.21vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Strep a Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep a Screen | $6.99 | $34.94 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital lowest Bath · Corning, NY HC Strep a Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep a Screen | $6.99 | $34.94 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Strep a Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep a Screen | $6.99 | $34.94 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Streptococcus A | $9.10 | $14.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $10.00 | $20.00 | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Strep a Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep a Screen | $10.08 | $50.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $10.21 | $14.59 | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $11.00 | $50.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $12.00 | — | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POC RAPID STREP A | $16.53 | $49.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POC RAPID STREP A | $16.53 | $49.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $16.53 | $41.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POC RAPID STREP A | $16.53 | $49.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POC RAPID STREP A | $16.53 | $49.60 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $16.53 | $41.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $16.53 | $41.32 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.84 | $118.08 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.84 | $118.08 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.84 | $118.08 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $19.84 | $118.08 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Strep a Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep a Screen | $21.21 | $106.05 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $24.00 | $24.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Streptococcus A | $25.35 | $39.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $30.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Strep a Assay W/Optic - POCT Rapid Strep A | $32.00 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Strep a Assay W/Optic | $32.00 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Strep a Assay W/Optic - Rapid Strep a Screen | $32.00 | $32.00 | — source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Inf Agt Agn Immunoassay W Direct Optical Obs Strep Group A | $33.00 | $33.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $34.00 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $34.00 | — | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Rapid Strep Screen | $36.20 | $45.25 | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Strep A Assay W/Optic | $38.50 | $55.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A_ ANTIGEN DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY | $39.41 | $60.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A_ ANTIGEN DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY | $40.44 | $62.21 | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY CH POC LAB TESTING | $44.00 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Rapid Strep Group A | $45.36 | $56.70 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A_ ANTIGEN DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY | $47.95 | $73.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A_ ANTIGEN DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY | $48.45 | $74.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A_ ANTIGEN DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY | $48.45 | $74.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A_ ANTIGEN DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY | $48.45 | $74.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A_ ANTIGEN DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY | $48.45 | $74.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY RAPID STREP A SCREEN | $48.77 | $129.90 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $50.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $50.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $54.40 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RAPID STREP THROAT TEST | $57.00 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Streptococcus Group A -Rapid | $58.72 | $58.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A_ ANTIGEN DETECTION BY IMMUNOASSAY | $59.63 | $74.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $63.44 | $63.44 | — source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Infectious Agent Antigen Immunoassay Direct Optical Observation Streptococcus A | $72.80 | $112.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $73.00 | $73.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Strep-a Rapid Stat | $85.50 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Strep-a Rapid POCT | $85.50 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Iaadiadoo Streptococcus Group A | $85.50 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Strep-a Rapid POCT | $85.50 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Strep a POCT | $85.50 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY CHG IAADIADOO STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A | $99.00 | $99.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $167.00 | $167.00 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $221.59 | $221.59 | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $239.70 | $282.00 | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ STREP-A RAPID | $273.24 | $303.60 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 25 | $16.53 | $50.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $10.00 | $48.45 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $10.21 | $32.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $9.10 | $33.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $6.99 | $30.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $39.41 | $40.44 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $6.99 | $6.99 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $25.35 | $34.68 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $48.45 | $48.45 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $36.20 | $36.20 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $21.21 | $21.21 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $73.00 | $73.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $10.08 | $10.08 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.