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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

Montana 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$23.99$22.91 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$25.12 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $63Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $20 to $60
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $24

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$25.12

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.