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Group A Strep Antigen Test, Laboratory Immunoassay

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 87430

Checks a throat swab for proteins from group A streptococcus, the bacterium behind strep throat, using an instrument-read laboratory immunoassay. It is the laboratory version of the test rather than the strip read by eye during an office visit. Results generally come back the same day, so a decision about antibiotics need not wait for a culture to grow.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Group A Strep Antigen Test, Laboratory Immunoassay cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$10.00 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$23.44 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $15 to $155Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $65professional $14

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.00

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

New Mexico· 24th of 51

$15.85

AK $38.02AL $10.47

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.