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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Kansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Molecular Strep Throat Test cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$35.48 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$47.86 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $48 to $76Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $30 to $91
$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $39

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.41
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Minnesota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kansas· 14th of 51

$47.86

MN $95.50MD $28.18

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.