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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Iowa 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$10.96$4.47 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$6.92 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $54Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $38
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $11

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
$4.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.59
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$14.45
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $10.96 · 1st 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.