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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Indiana 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$28.84$25.12 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$35.48 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $35 to $155Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $19 to $49
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $72professional $29

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
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $35.48 · 48th 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.