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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Maryland 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?

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $4.27 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$4.37$4.27 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.27$3.98 to $6.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $22
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $4professional $4

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$22.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.31
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.71

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $4.37 · 51st 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.