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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$23.99$19.95 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$33.88 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $20 to $204Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $15 to $40
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $65professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.30

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 15th 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.