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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

Washington 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 Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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$5.75$5.25 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$6.03 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $36
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $9professional $6

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
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$36.31
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.85
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.48
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.85
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.92
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.92
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$10.47

Where Washington 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.

Washington $6.92 · 19th 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.