Rapid strep test cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $56.80 to $180.81, with a median of $78.65. The lowest price is at Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center (Hillsboro) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 3.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $78.65, is 33% above the US median of $59.00.
- That is 4.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.53).
- North Dakota ranks 41st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 21 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$56.80Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center + 1 more
Median$78.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$180.81in North Dakota
Lowest saves$21.85vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center lowest Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $56.80 | $71.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center lowest Mayville · Mayville, ND RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $56.80 | $71.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $57.75 | $77.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND STREP GROUP A SCREEN, THROAT | $64.00 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND STREP GROUP A SCREEN, THROAT | $64.00 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC STREP SCREEN,GROUP A | $65.88 | $108.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND CHG STREP SCREEN,GRP A(POC) | $65.88 | $108.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Graften · Graften, ND UM STREP A SCREEN | $71.00 | $71.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND STREP GRP A SCN W/REFLEX TO TC | $76.70 | $130.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC STREP SCREEN | $78.00 | $156.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND STREP SCREEN A RAPID | $78.65 | $143.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nelson County Health System Hospital McVille · McVille, ND NC STREP SCREEN | $82.00 | $82.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin · Elgin, ND RPD GROUP A STREP SCREEN 87880 | $82.50 | $110.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND STREP GROUP A RAPID SCREEN | $84.68 | $146.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN ND GROUP A STREP SCREEN THROAT | $92.00 | $115.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake, ND HC RHC RAPID STREP | $102.00 | $150.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius Harvey · Harvey, ND Strep A Rapid | $106.00 | $118.00 | — source file |
| Heart of America Medical Center Rugby · Rugby, ND HA D QUICK STREP | $106.50 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Tioga Medical Center Tioga · Williston, ND Strep A Test | $116.00 | $116.00 | — source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND INFECTIOUS AGENT IMMUNOASSAY DIRECT OBSERVATION STREPOCOCCUS GROUP A | $116.35 | $179.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Hospital Crosby · Crosby, ND SL QUICK STREP | $180.81 | $180.81 | Oct 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $65.88 | $78.94 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $78.65 | $97.32 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Crosby, ND | 1 | $180.81 | $180.81 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $65.88 | $65.88 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $76.70 | $76.70 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $82.50 | $82.50 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $57.75 | $57.75 |
| Graften, ND | 1 | $71.00 | $71.00 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $56.80 | $56.80 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $56.80 | $56.80 |
| McVille, ND | 1 | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| Rugby, ND | 1 | $106.50 | $106.50 |
| Turtle Lake, ND | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $84.68 | $84.68 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $116.35 | $116.35 |
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
- 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
- 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.