Idk if it's an option in your area many drug stores CVS etc have walk in clinics where you can get that done for about 100.
Those urgent cares are pricy. They need to make it so the costs are listed at the door. Medical care is the only thing we buy where the price is a mystery until after the fact.
I have not heard of that before. We don't actually have a stand alone CVS, just a few department stores with a CVS pharmacy. I don't recall seeing anyone other than pharmacists there.
I may be mistaken, but was always under the impression that walk in clinics like urgent care were the most affordable option.
You usually pay a premium at an urgent care, although not nearly as much as at an emergency room. You're better off making a doctor's appointment if you don't have anything like the CVS option.
$360 for a strep throat test to determine I simply need amoxicillin. That was WITH basic insurance at an "urgent care" facility.
The health care system is so warped in America that I can't even begin to wrap my head around it. I have a better grasp on astrophysics for fucks sake.