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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Arizona 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$37.15$26.30 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$53.70 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $32 to $191Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $23 to $102
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $85professional $37

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
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$67.61

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $41.69 · 34th 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.