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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Louisiana 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$42.66$37.15 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$42.66 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $37 to $162Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $29 to $89
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $60professional $43

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
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$67.61

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $46.77 · 27th 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.