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Molecular Strep Throat Test

Wyoming 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 4 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$24.55$22.91 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$100 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $52 to $214Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $112
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $126professional $25

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
$53.70
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $43.65 · 31st 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.