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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Maine 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$5.75$4.68 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$5.75 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $54Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $9professional $6

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
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.32
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$25.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Maine 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.

Maine $5.75 · 33rd 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.