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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86063

This blood test checks for antibodies related to a recent infection with group A strep bacteria, giving a straightforward result of whether these antibodies are present. It's used when a doctor suspects a strep-related complication, such as rheumatic fever or certain types of joint pain or kidney inflammation that can follow a strep throat or skin infection. It requires only a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$7.41 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$15.85 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $6 to $68Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$67.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$22.91
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$37.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$72.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Kansas than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$12.88

KS $17.38MD $4.37

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.