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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Kansas 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 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$5.01$4.90 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$8.71 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $13professional $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
$6.17
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$20.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.23

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $6.17 · 28th 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.