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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Vermont 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$36.31 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$74.13 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $36 to $204Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $33 to $87
$20$50$100$200$500facility $123professional $46

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 4th of 51

$75.86

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.