Strep throat test Cost in Arlington, TX (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Arlington, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $141 — 147% above the US median ($57), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine Hospi	Arlington, TX	$37	$96	—	117 min	14.6%
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital	Arlington, TX	$141	$38	★ 4/5	150 min	15.3%
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington	Arlington, TX	$141	$38	★ 4/5	—	14.3%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$235

Cash / self-pay

$141

Insurer-negotiated

$38

Medicare pays

$17

$58$141

Median cash $141 · Medicare $17 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $141 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $235 list price could save about $94 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Arlington

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Madison Pruss	Nurse Practitioner	Arlington, TX	74
Nhu-Mai Vuu	Physician Assistant	Arlington, TX	56
Dennis Tran, M.D.	Internal Medicine	Arlington, TX	45
Hujefa Vora, M.D.	Internal Medicine	Arlington, TX	39
Bobbie Sims, MED, ATC, LAT	Physician Assistant	Arlington, TX	37
Gloria George, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Arlington, TX	33
Tracy Webster, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Arlington, TX	30
Kaitlyn Gorman	Nurse Practitioner	Arlington, TX	29
Danielle Forte, PA	Physician Assistant	Arlington, TX	24
Iyad Subei, MD	Gastroenterology	Arlington, TX	16
Janelle Rosenberger, NP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Arlington, TX	16
David Smith, PA	Physician Assistant	Arlington, TX	12

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