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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 October 2026.

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

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.76$3.47 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$8.71 to $11.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$5$10$20facility $10professional $8

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$5.75

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$8.32

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.