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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Tennessee 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$28.18 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$38.02 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $30 to $151Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $26 to $105
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $58professional $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
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$89.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $48.98 · 22nd 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.