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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Mississippi 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 October 2026.

How much does Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection cost?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.17$2.69 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$7.59 to $7.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $10Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$5$10facility $8professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$9.12

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Kansas than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Mississippi· 15th of 51

$6.92

KS $17.38MD $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.