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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 July 2026.

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

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $5.25 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$8.13 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.25$5.25 to $5.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $28Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $5professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.75
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$18.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$72.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Iowa than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $6.76 · 23rd of 51
IA $10.96MD $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.