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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Nebraska 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$85.11$39.81 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$81.28 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $56 to $204Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $23 to $117
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $107professional $85

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
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$85.11

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $87.10 · 4th 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.