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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Arkansas 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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 4 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$4.79$4.57 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$6.61 to $8.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $9professional $5

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
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.77

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $6.92 · 16th 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.