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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Missouri 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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$5.62$4.27 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$5.75 to $11.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $14
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $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
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$15.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.76

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $6.92 · 18th 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.