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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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$4.90$3.80 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$5.75 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $8professional $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
$4.57
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$11.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$8.13

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $5.50 · 42nd 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.