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Molecular Strep Throat Test

South Dakota 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$41.69$33.11 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$70.79 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $40 to $214Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $21 to $85
$20$50$100$200facility $117professional $42

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
$47.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$70.79

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.