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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 July 2026.

How much does Molecular Strep Throat Test cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$35.48$29.51 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$67.61 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $50 to $214Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $105
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $102professional $35

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
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$100.00

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $48.98 · 24th 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.