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Molecular Strep Throat Test

New Mexico 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$33.11$23.99 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$63.10 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $42 to $269Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $21 to $55
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $112professional $33

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
$41.69
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $38.90 · 44th 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.