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Group A Strep Antigen Test, Laboratory Immunoassay

Wyoming 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$20.89$20.89 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$105 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $25 to $240Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200facility $105professional $21

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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$25.70

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.