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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

South Carolina 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 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 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$16.22$15.49 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$19.95 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $95Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $16

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
$15.49
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$16.98

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.