Rapid strep test cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid strep A antigen test from a throat swab, read visually: from $18.00 to $96.10, with a median of $42.00. The lowest price is at Wheeling Hospital (Wheeling). The highest price is 5.3× 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$18.00Wheeling Hospital
Median$42.00half pay less
Highest$96.10in West Virginia
Lowest saves$24.00vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hospital lowest Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $18.00 | $36.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Strep A Assay W/Optic(Fac) | $18.41 | $30.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $26.50 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $26.50 | $53.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $26.50 | $53.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $29.50 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $38.00 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $40.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $40.50 | $81.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $41.00 | $82.00 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $43.00 | $86.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Rapid Strep Screen EIA | $47.27 | $47.27 | — source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $50.50 | $101.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $56.00 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $57.00 | $114.00 | — source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $58.50 | $117.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $59.50 | $119.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC | $65.50 | $131.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY WITH DIRECT VISUAL OBSERVATION FOR STREPTOCOCCUS; GROUP A (STREP) | $67.50 | $135.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Rapid Strep Screen EIA | $96.10 | $96.10 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $47.27 | $71.68 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $18.00 | $37.50 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $67.50 | $67.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $65.50 | $65.50 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $40.50 | $40.50 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $29.50 | $29.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $50.50 | $50.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $18.41 | $18.41 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
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
- 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
- Wisconsin$45.58
- Wyoming$35.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.