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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

South Dakota 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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 6 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$8.71$4.47 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$10.72 to $10.96

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $9

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
$4.07
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$8.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $10.23 · 3rd 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.