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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87651

This laboratory test detects the genetic material of group A streptococcus bacteria, the germ that causes strep throat, using a rapid DNA-based method. It gives a more sensitive result than a traditional rapid antigen test and is typically run on a throat swab.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Molecular Strep Throat Test cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$40.74$24.55 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$35.48 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $26 to $85Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $21 to $62
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $41professional $41

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
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $40.74 · 41st of 51
WV $105VT $26.30

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.