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Rapid strep test at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

19801 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD 20876. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date March 31, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 19, 2026. CPT 87880.

$52
Cash price
$51
Median commercial
$52
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $51 — 17% below the Washington, DC metro median of $62. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - IdCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ak (Premera)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - FlCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Dc (Carefirst)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - AzCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Md (Carefirst)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ga (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - ArCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Me (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - CaCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ca (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Co (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - LaCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - De (Highmark)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
AetnaAetna $51 negotiated rate
Aetna DomesticAetna $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - HiCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Id (Regence)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Cigna EapCigna $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ct (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Sd (Wellmark)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ky (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - AlCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Wa (Premera)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ut (Regence)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Va (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - VtCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Va (Carefirst)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MaCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MsCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - FederalCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Wa (Regence)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Wv (Highmark)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - WyCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MtCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ny (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ny (Excellus)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NmCare First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Nj (Horizon)Care First Bcbs $51 negotiated rate

49 additional plan rates in the source file not shown here; the full data is in the hospital's file linked above.

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 at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital without insurance?

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $52 for Rapid strep test, against a gross charge of $52. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for rapid strep test at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital?

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital lists 76 commercial plan rates for Rapid strep test, from $51 (Kaiser Permanente) to $52 (Humana), with a median of $51. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $62.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Holy Cross Germantown Hospital publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date March 31, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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