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Blood Test For Antibodies To A Strep-Related Enzyme

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 86215

This blood test measures antibodies against an enzyme produced by group A strep bacteria, helping confirm a recent or past strep infection. It's often used alongside other strep antibody testing when a doctor suspects a condition triggered by strep, such as rheumatic fever or a kidney inflammation that can follow a strep throat or skin infection. It is a simple blood draw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Antibodies To A Strep-Related Enzyme cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 7 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$10.96$10.72 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$11.48 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $95Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $11

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
$10.47
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$14.79

NE $26.30DC $10.00

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.