Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$31
median of 7 plans
Medicare
—
Medicaid
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hospital file · December 16, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
How much does rapid strep test cost near Alexandria, VA?
Hospitals within 10 miles of Alexandria, VA, nearest first (distances approximate). Prices come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 24, 2026. CPT 87880. See every Washington, DC hospital for this procedure →
Median commercial rates on file run from $31 (Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System, ≈7 mi) to $75 (MedStar Washington Hospital Center, ≈9 mi) — 2.5× apart within a short drive of Alexandria, VA. That spread is why this page exists.
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· ≈8 mi
Cash / self-pay
$100
Commercial
$33
median of 8 plans
Medicare
$17
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
$18
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Washington, DC · ≈9 mi
Cash / self-pay
$159
Commercial
$56
median of 2 plans
Medicare
$17
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Alexandria, VA · ≈4 mi
Cash / self-pay
$124
Commercial
$70
median of 9 plans
Medicare
$17
median of 5 plans
Medicaid
$12
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Falls Church, VA · ≈9 mi
Cash / self-pay
$124
Commercial
$70
median of 9 plans
Medicare
$17
median of 5 plans
Medicaid
$12
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Alexandria, VA · ≈4 mi
Cash / self-pay
$124
Commercial
$70
median of 9 plans
Medicare
$17
median of 5 plans
Medicaid
$12
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
$157
Commercial
$75
median of 12 plans
Medicare
$17
median of 4 plans
Medicaid
$18
median of 4 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Washington, DC · ≈9 mi · pediatric
Cash / self-pay
$102
Commercial
$101
median of 10 plans
Medicare
—
Medicaid
$73
median of 6 plans
hospital file · April 2, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA · ≈4 mi | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA · ≈4 mi | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA · ≈7 mi | — | $31median of 7 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital · ≈8 mi | $100 | $33median of 8 plans | $17median of 3 plans | $18median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · ≈9 mi | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center · ≈9 mi | $157 | $75median of 12 plans | $17median of 4 plans | $18median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · ≈9 mi · pediatric | $102 | $101median of 10 plans | — | $73median of 6 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC · ≈9 mi | $159 | $56median of 2 plans | $17median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Table is ordered nearest-first from central Alexandria, VA. 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 near Alexandria, VA?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Rapid strep test near Alexandria, VA range from $100 at MedStar Georgetown Hospital to $159 at Sibley Memorial Hospital (6 hospitals within 10 miles listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital near Alexandria, VA lists the lowest price for rapid strep test?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System (≈7 mi from Alexandria, VA) lists the lowest ($31, median of 7 plan rates) and MedStar Washington Hospital Center the highest ($75, median of 12 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. Distances are approximate (measured between ZIP-code centroids). These are price disclosures, not quotes.