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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Colorado 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 7 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$4.47$4.27 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$7.59 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $4 to $30Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $15professional $4

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
$3.63
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.92
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$5.75

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $5.50 · 36th 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.