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Molecular Strep Throat Test

South Carolina 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$41.69$28.84 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$83.18 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $44 to $204Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $28 to $191
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $126professional $42

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
$43.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$95.50

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $95.50 · 2nd 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.