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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 8 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$33.11$24.55 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$35.48 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $35 to $214Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $21 to $89
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $74professional $33

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
$35.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$74.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $40.74 · 37th 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.