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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

Utah 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$19.95$16.98 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$22.91 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $20 to $141Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $107professional $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
$19.95
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$91.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.18

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 28th of 51

$21.88

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.