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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Utah 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$35.48$30.90 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$41.69 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $35 to $245Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $30 to $74
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $91professional $35

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
$34.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98

Where Utah 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.

Utah $40.74 · 40th 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.