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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 October 2026.

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

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.07$3.39 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$5.62 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$2$5$10$20facility $11professional $4

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
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$15.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$4.68

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.