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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

Arkansas 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 4 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$19.50$15.14 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$22.91 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $23 to $44Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10$20$50facility $31professional $19

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
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.88

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 12th of 51

$23.99

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.