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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 October 2026.

How much does Molecular Strep Throat Test cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$29.51 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$34.67 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $35 to $129Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $21 to $63
$10$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $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
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$64.57

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$38.90

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.