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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

Idaho 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 8 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$20.42$19.05 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$19.95 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $20 to $81Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $20

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
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$37.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.11

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 21st of 51

$22.91

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.