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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 October 2026.

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

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.61$4.07 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$6.61 to $10.96

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $22Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 22nd of 51

$6.61

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.