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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

Virginia 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 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 8 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$12.02 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$19.95 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $105Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $30professional $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
$19.05
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$41.69
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.18

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$19.95

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.