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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Louisiana 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?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 5 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$6.61$5.50 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$6.92 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $8professional $7

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
$7.76
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$8.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $7.08 · 14th 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.