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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 July 2026.

How much does Molecular Strep Throat Test cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 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 7 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$51.29$35.48 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$107 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $78 to $135Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $25 to $117
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $112professional $51

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
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$117.49
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$288.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $95.50 · 3rd 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.