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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 July 2026.

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

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 5 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$4.37$4.37 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$8.71 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $50Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $38
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $19professional $4

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
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.37

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $6.92 · 15th 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.