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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 October 2026.

How much does Molecular Strep Throat Test cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$33.11 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$63.10 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $37 to $178Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $141
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $35

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
$22.91
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$141.25

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 51

$56.23

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.