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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

North Carolina 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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$4.57$3.89 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$4.57 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $6professional $5

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
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$1.00
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.94

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$4.57

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.