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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Ohio 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?

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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 9 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$4.57$3.31 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$5.75 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $5

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
$5.01
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.41
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.61
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$11.22
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$24.55
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$10.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.92
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$8.13

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Iowa 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.

Ohio· 34th of 51

$5.62

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.