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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

Colorado 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 7 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$15.14$13.49 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$26.92 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $102Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $15

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
$12.59
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$37.15
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$123.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$23.44

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.