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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Montana 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$46.77$31.62 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$46.77 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $47 to $126Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $21 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $47

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
$60.26
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 17th of 51

$46.77

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.