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Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured

Georgia rates for HCPCS 87652

A laboratory test that measures how much genetic material from group A streptococcus is present in a sample, rather than only reporting whether the bacteria are there. Getting a quantity rather than a yes-or-no answer allows the amount to be compared over time or against a threshold. The sample is usually a throat swab.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Strep A Genetic Test, Amount Measured cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 5 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$38.02$27.54 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$41.69 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $33 to $102Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $20 to $100
$20$50$100facility $56professional $38

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
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$61.66

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Georgia· 20th of 51

$46.77

AK $93.33DC $31.62

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.