How much does rapid strep test cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 87880.
Median commercial rates on file run from $31 (Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System) to $75 (MedStar Washington Hospital Center) — 2.5× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $73 | $72median of 76 plans | $66median of 7 plans | $67median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $157 | $75median of 12 plans | $17median of 4 plans | $18median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $100 | $33median of 8 plans | $17median of 3 plans | $18median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $102 | $101median of 10 plans | — | $73median of 6 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Lowest Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $31median of 7 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $159 | $56median of 2 plans | $17median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $96 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
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.
Common questions
How much does rapid strep test cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Rapid strep test in Washington, DC range from $73 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $159 at Sibley Memorial Hospital (6 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC 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 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. These are price disclosures, not quotes.