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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Florida 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.79$3.47 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$6.46 to $10.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $35
$2$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $5

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.07
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.08
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$38.02
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$8.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.75

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 29th of 51

$5.75

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.