Baltimore, MD · hospital rates, itemized

How much does rapid strep test cost in Baltimore, MD?

Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: July 1, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 19, 2026. CPT 87880.

Median commercial rates on file run from $15 (Greater Baltimore Medical Center) to $83 (MedStar Union Memorial Hospital) — 5.5× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.

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MedStar Harbor Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Cash / self-pay
$73
Commercial
$74
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$74
median of 2 plans
Medicaid
$74
median of 4 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Cash / self-pay
$73
Commercial
$75
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$75
median of 2 plans
Medicaid
$75
median of 4 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Cash / self-pay
$81
Commercial
$83
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$83
median of 2 plans
Medicaid
$83
median of 4 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
HospitalCash / self-payCommercialMedicareMedicaidSource & file date
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center $45 — — — hospital fileJanuary 15, 2026
UM St. Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD $68 — — — hospital fileNovember 5, 2025
Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD $81 — — — hospital fileApril 29, 2026
Northwest Hospital Center $68 — — — hospital fileApril 29, 2026
Lowest Greater Baltimore Medical CenterTowson, MD $54 $15median of 8 plans $14median of 1 plan — hospital fileJuly 1, 2026
MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD $73 $74median of 11 plans $74median of 2 plans $74median of 4 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD $73 $75median of 11 plans $75median of 2 plans $75median of 4 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD $67 — — — hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Mercy Medical Center $80 — — — hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026
UMMC Midtown Campus $74 — — — hospital fileNovember 5, 2025
MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD $81 $83median of 11 plans $83median of 2 plans $83median of 4 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterBaltimore, MD $54 $55median of 11 plans $55median of 2 plans $55median of 4 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD $27 — — — hospital fileApril 1, 2026
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD $61 — — — hospital fileNovember 5, 2025

Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does rapid strep test cost without insurance in Baltimore, MD?

Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Rapid strep test in Baltimore, MD range from $27 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center to $81 at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (14 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.

Which hospital in Baltimore, MD lists the lowest price for rapid strep test?

Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Greater Baltimore Medical Center lists the lowest ($15, median of 8 plan rates) and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital the highest ($83, median of 11 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.

Where do these prices come from?

Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.