Lowest commercial
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$17
median of 13 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · March 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
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 24, 2026. CPT 87880.
Median commercial rates on file run from $17 (StoneSprings Hospital Center) to $75 (MedStar Washington Hospital Center) — 4.4× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
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Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$18
median of 13 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · March 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Arlington, VA
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$31
median of 7 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · December 16, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
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
Germantown, MD
Cash / self-pay
$52
Commercial
$51
median of 76 plans
Medicare
$47
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$48
median of 7 plans
hospital file · March 31, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Woodbridge, VA
Cash / self-pay
$90
Commercial
$52
median of 5 plans
Medicare
$17
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Washington, DC
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
Sliver Spring, MD
Cash / self-pay
$60
Commercial
$61
median of 1 plan
Medicare
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Medicaid
—
hospital file · December 31, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Rockville, MD
Cash / self-pay
$61
Commercial
$62
median of 1 plan
Medicare
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Medicaid
—
hospital file · December 31, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Olney, MD
Cash / self-pay
$66
Commercial
$67
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$67
median of 2 plans
Medicaid
$67
median of 4 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Alexandria, VA
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
$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
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
Leesburg, VA
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
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
Silver Spring, MD
Cash / self-pay
$73
Commercial
$72
median of 76 plans
Medicare
$66
median of 7 plans
Medicaid
$67
median of 7 plans
hospital file · March 31, 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 · pediatric
Cash / self-pay
$102
Commercial
$101
median of 10 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
$73
median of 6 plans
hospital file · April 2, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Bethesda, MD
Cash / self-pay
$96
Commercial
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Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
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| Lowest StoneSprings Hospital Center | — | $17median of 13 plans | — | — | hospital fileMarch 1, 2026 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $159 | $56median of 2 plans | $17median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD | $61 | $62median of 1 plan | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical CenterSliver Spring, MD | $60 | $61median of 1 plan | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $96 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD | $66 | $67median of 11 plans | $67median of 2 plans | $67median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD | $52 | $51median of 76 plans | $47median of 6 plans | $48median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $31median of 7 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA | $124 | $70median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $12median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterWoodbridge, VA | $90 | $52median of 5 plans | $17median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Reston Hospital Center | — | $18median of 13 plans | — | — | hospital fileMarch 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.
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 Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Rapid strep test in Washington, DC range from $52 at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital to $159 at Sibley Memorial Hospital (15 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, StoneSprings Hospital Center lists the lowest ($17, median of 13 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.