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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Nevada 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$40.74$26.30 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$58.88 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $34 to $148Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $19 to $78
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $71professional $41

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
$37.15
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $41.69 · 35th 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.