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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Montana 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 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$7.59$6.61 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$7.24 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $44Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $38
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $9professional $8

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.32
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$8.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana $8.13 · 11th 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.