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Strep A Genetic Test, Direct Method

Washington 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 Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 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 9 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$21.88$19.05 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$20.89 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $69Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $22

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
$43.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$61.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 14th 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.