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Screening Blood Test For Recent Strep Infection

West Virginia 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 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 4 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$4.37 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$4.68 to $8.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $7professional $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
$4.68
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$8.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $4.68 · 48th 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.