go back

Molecular Strep Throat Test

Missouri 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 7 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$45.71$32.36 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$52.48 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $34 to $112Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $21 to $74
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $62professional $46

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
$33.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $56.23 · 14th 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.