# Rapid strep test (in-office) in GA

Billing code `87880`. Prices for this code at 100 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/rapid-strep-test-in-office

HC STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC - RAPID STREP A SCREEN

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 40 publish a facility charge; 10 publish both, mixed together; 50 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $17 |
| Typical | $23 |
| Dearest tenth | $97 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 6-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Medical Center | WAYNESBORO | not rated | $0 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $0 | $0 | $16 | 5 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | HAWKINSVILLE | not rated | see split | $3 | $18 | $50 | $2 | $44 | 39 |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $10 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $19 | $4 | $19 | 6 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $10 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $10 | $5 | $23 | 38 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $15 | $15 | not mentioned | $92 | $9 | $23 | 9 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $16 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $20 | $8 | $28 | 48 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | see split | $17 | $16 | $79 | $10 | $109 | 853 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $16 | $11 | $33 | 48 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $17 | $17 | not published | $15 | $31 | 58 |
| Flint River Community Hospital | MONTEZUMA | not rated | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $58 | $17 | $17 | 6 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $8 | $6 | $21 | 25 |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | WASHINGTON | not rated | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $41 | $15 | $50 | 14 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $11 | $20 | 62 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $49 | $15 | $65 | 107 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $132 | $17 | $25 | 6 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $19 | $15 | $29 | 10 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $6 | $35 | 8 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $76 | $12 | $35 | 12 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $236 | $12 | $35 | 16 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $236 | $12 | $35 | 17 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $236 | $12 | $35 | 17 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $14 | $20 | 110 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $236 | $12 | $35 | 17 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $236 | $12 | $35 | 17 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $236 | $12 | $35 | 17 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $121 | $14 | $109 | 152 |
| SGMC Health Lanier | LAKELAND | not rated | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $124 | $17 | $25 | 3 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | not published | $8 | $35 | 14 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | not published | $8 | $35 | 15 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | not published | $8 | $35 | 14 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | not published | $8 | $35 | 14 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $363 | $17 | $41 | 7 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $56 | $17 | $18 | 10 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $17 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $362 | $14 | $326 | 141 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | not published | $17 | $29 | 7 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | not published | $17 | $29 | 7 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $18 | $18 | not mentioned | not published | $17 | $41 | 10 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $17 | $24 | $46 | $6 | $92 | 138 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $18 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $34 | $17 | $94 | 25 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $18 | $18 | not mentioned | $124 | $13 | $21 | 4 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $18 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $359 | $12 | $323 | 160 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $18 | $18 | not mentioned | $849 | $14 | $46 | 12 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $18 | $25 | $46 | $6 | $92 | 322 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $20 | $20 | not mentioned | $124 | $17 | $25 | 3 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $20 | $20 | not mentioned | not published | $15 | $89 | 16 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $20 | $20 | not mentioned | not published | $15 | $89 | 16 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $21 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $28 | $8 | $47 | 18 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $22 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $29 | $15 | $49 | 18 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $22 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $20 | $14 | $31 | 20 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $22 | $22 | not mentioned | $363 | $16 | $41 | 9 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $41 | $17 | $134 | $15 | $187 | 151 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $23 | $23 | not mentioned | $122 | $15 | $50 | 20 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $23 | $31 | $18 | $7 | $33 | 43 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $27 | $27 | not mentioned | $255 | $25 | $28 | 2 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $29 | $29 | not mentioned | $122 | $17 | $61 | 14 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $29 | $29 | not mentioned | $122 | $17 | $61 | 14 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $29 | $29 | not mentioned | $122 | $17 | $61 | 13 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $29 | $29 | not mentioned | $122 | $17 | $61 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $29 | $29 | not mentioned | $122 | $17 | $61 | 13 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $29 | $29 | not mentioned | $122 | $17 | $61 | 13 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $30 | $30 | not mentioned | $122 | $17 | $68 | 14 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $34 | $31 | $48 | $7 | $90 | 46 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $34 | $34 | not mentioned | $31 | $9 | $43 | 109 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $34 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $69 | $15 | $450 | 48 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $35 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $11 | $251 | 14 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $36 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $8 | $204 | 19 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $36 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $8 | $204 | 17 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $36 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $8 | $197 | 19 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $38 | $38 | not mentioned | $122 | $21 | $61 | 6 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $38 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $76 | $11 | $228 | 19 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $39 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $10 | $216 | 17 |
| Elbert Memorial Hospital | ELBERTON | not rated | see split | $40 | $17 | $37 | $17 | $91 | 16 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $40 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $10 | $216 | 17 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $42 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $15 | $204 | 18 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $42 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $15 | $204 | 18 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $42 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $8 | $204 | 18 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $42 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $8 | $224 | 18 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $42 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $15 | $180 | 18 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $43 | $43 | not mentioned | $76 | $15 | $137 | 36 |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | CLAYTON | not rated | $43 | $43 | not mentioned | $33 | $24 | $66 | 4 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $46 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $11 | $216 | 18 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $54 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $15 | $78 | 32 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $54 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $15 | $78 | 32 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $54 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $8 | $204 | 20 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $80 | $31 | $53 | $17 | $90 | 42 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $70 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $80 | $17 | $106 | 18 |
| Jasper Memorial Hospital | MONTICELLO | not rated | $85 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $33 | $54 | $90 | 38 |
| Donalsonville Hospital | DONALSONVILLE | not rated | $87 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $91 | $72 | $140 | 7 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $95 | $95 | not mentioned | $174 | $15 | $296 | 38 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $97 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $91 | $103 | 14 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $98 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $134 | $13 | $179 | 357 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $98 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $134 | $13 | $179 | 354 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $98 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $134 | $13 | $179 | 351 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $107 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $134 | $13 | $179 | 372 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $107 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $134 | $13 | $179 | 372 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $112 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $15 | $204 | 15 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $112 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $72 | $15 | $216 | 15 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $112 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $164 | $17 | $164 | 28 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $112 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $164 | $17 | $164 | 28 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $133 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $16 | $141 | 44 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 12 of the 83 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 71 it is higher.

5 of these 100 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Jeff Davis Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Donalsonville Hospital.

## Others in lab & pathology

- [Complete blood count (CBC) with differential](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/complete-blood-count-cbc-with-differential) -- 114 hospitals, typically $16
- [Lipid panel (cholesterol)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/lipid-panel-cholesterol) -- 114 hospitals, typically $27
- [Vitamin D level](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/vitamin-d-level) -- 114 hospitals, typically $53
- [Vitamin B12](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/vitamin-b12) -- 114 hospitals, typically $27
- [Hemoglobin A1c (3-month blood sugar)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/hemoglobin-a1c-3-month-blood-sugar) -- 114 hospitals, typically $18
- [Lipase (pancreas enzyme)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/lipase-pancreas-enzyme) -- 114 hospitals, typically $15
- [Magnesium](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/magnesium) -- 114 hospitals, typically $13
- [BNP (heart failure blood test)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/bnp-heart-failure-blood-test) -- 114 hospitals, typically $68

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Prices that look wrong: info@clearcharge.org

Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.