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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Mississippi 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 5 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$66.07$46.77 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$38.02 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $31 to $102Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $28 to $105
$20$50$100facility $56professional $66

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
$30.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$91.20

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. 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.

Mississippi· 11th of 51

$63.10

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.