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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Connecticut 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 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$26.92 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$47.86 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $35 to $129Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $23 to $110
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $63professional $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
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $48.98 · 23rd 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.