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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$5.25$3.47 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$8.71 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $5 to $48Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$4.37
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.55

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 16th 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.