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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

North Dakota 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 5 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$30.20$23.44 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$14.13 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $36Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $46
$20$50facility $15professional $30

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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$30.20

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.