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Molecular Strep Throat Test

New Hampshire 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$35.48$22.91 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$61.66 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $37 to $204Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $87
$20$50$100$200facility $110professional $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
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$144.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 33rd of 51

$35.48

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.