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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Colorado 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 7 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$30.90$26.92 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$51.29 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $32 to $170Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $23 to $60
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $87professional $31

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
$26.92
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$66.07
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $60.26 · 12th 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.