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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 October 2026.

How much does Molecular Strep Throat Test cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$41.69 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$91.20 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $29 to $407Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $112
$20$50$100$200facility $135professional $44

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 10th of 51

$53.70

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.