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Group A Strep Antigen Test, Laboratory Immunoassay

Vermont 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $110 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$19.50$10.00 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$110 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $28 to $195Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $24
$10$20$50$100$200facility $110professional $19

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.99
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.70

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$19.95

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.