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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 July 2026.

How much does Molecular Strep Throat Test cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$40.74$33.88 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$52.48 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $35 to $110Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $26 to $56
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $76professional $41

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
$36.31
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $50.12 · 20th 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.