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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87650

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of group A streptococcus, the bacteria that cause strep throat, in a swab taken from the throat. It detects the material directly in the sample without a step that first copies it to increase the amount. A positive result confirms strep as the cause of a sore throat so the right antibiotic can be given.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 6 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$33.88$23.44 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$19.95 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $20 to $145Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $19 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $34

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$64.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$33.88

AK $33.88DC $15.14

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.